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Eight articles tagged telegram span 2026-04-13 to 2026-09-16, covering activity attributed to Bluekit and CHOSEN BRICK. The reporting touches financial services, social media, technology, activism, and activists, with effects recorded across Global, United kingdom, Belarus, China, and Kazakhstan. Six items are rated high severity, one medium, and one informational. The tag archive collects ZCyberNews coverage of Telegram-linked incidents and campaigns involving these actors and sectors, tracking how activity developed over the five-month period and which regions and industries appeared most often in the reporting.
HIGHCHOSEN BRICK: Iranian Malware Hits Dissidents via Telegram
NCSC, FBI and AIVD warn that Iranian state actors use CHOSEN BRICK malware, delivered via WhatsApp and Telegram social engineering, to spy on dissidents and journalists.
HIGHTelegram Phishing Campaign Targets Exiled Belarusian Activist
Resident NGO uncovers a Telegram phishing campaign targeting an exiled Belarusian activist and users in Russia and Kazakhstan using individualized links and device fingerprinting.
HIGHTelegram Mini Apps Fuel Crypto Scams, Android Malware Campaign
Researchers uncovered a fraud network abusing Telegram Mini Apps to impersonate brands, steal crypto wallets, and push Android malware like SpyNote and ERMAC.
HIGHBluekit Phishing Service Offers AI Assistant, 40 Templates
A new phishing-as-a-service platform called Bluekit provides over 40 templates targeting banks, social media, and email providers, plus an AI assistant for drafting lures.
HIGHChinese-Language Telegram Guarantee Markets Thrive Post-Huione
Recorded Future finds Chinese-language Telegram guarantee marketplaces proliferating after Huione Guarantee's 2025 shutdown, enabling fraud, money laundering, and cybercrime…
INFORMATIONALOfcom Investigates Telegram for CSAM Sharing and Encryption Non-Compliance
UK regulator Ofcom launches a formal investigation into Telegram over evidence of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) sharing and potential breaches of the Online Safety Act's encryption reporting rules.
MEDIUMWhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption Claims Challenged as 'Major Consumer Fraud'
Telegram founder Pavel Durov alleges WhatsApp's default end-to-end encryption is misleading, as unencrypted cloud backups can expose billions of user messages.
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