IMPORTANT. I am seeing news that a new Telegram exploit is in use in the wild. The exploit appears to involve link previews.
02 Aug 2023, 17:30
⚠ IMPORTANT ⚠
I am seeing news that a new Telegram exploit is in use in the wild. The exploit appears to involve link previews. This means that if you even VIEW a message containing the malicious link, you could be compromised. Attackers use their access to take over your Telegram account.
-Enable 2 factor authentication.
• Avoid using the Desktop version of Telegram for the time being. There is evidence that the exploit may drop malware onto your PC and use that malware to collect login tokens for Telegram and maybe other services too. Phone apps tend to be sandboxed, and it's likely the exploit isn't targeting the mobile app.