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Open Source Remote Access Trojan Targets Telegram Users

posted by on Monday April 24 2017, @06:55PM   
from the update-security-stop dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Remote access Trojans are mainly used to steal consumer data, either for consumers themselves or the conglomerate keeping this information safe from prying eyes. However, it appears criminals are looking at a different approach for these tools right now. A new open source remote access Trojan can now be used to extract data from the Telegram communication platform.

It is never a good sign when end-to-end encrypted communication tools are vulnerable to remote access Trojans. Unfortunately for all Telegram users, they have now become an official target for cybercriminals who make use of the RATAttack toolkit. This new open-source hacking tool has been unveiled by security researchers late last night, as it could have major consequences for all Telegram users.

Source: https://themerkle.com/open-source-remote-access-trojan-targets-telegram-users/

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Original Submission

• FUD? (Score: 2, Interesting) by blaze on Monday April 24 2017, @07:36PM

  by blaze (4851) on Monday April 24 2017, @07:36PM (#499014)

  I am not a huge fan of Telegram but this articles looks more like FUD to me. There is no information on what is actually affected. I can only guess that those trojans are using Telegram's protocol. IRC is also famous as a tool for botnets and "hackers", but is it affected or unsafe in some way or another?

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