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Three duped of Rs 30 lakh in investment fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: At least three people were duped of Rs 30 lakh in an investment fraud in Hyderabad via WhatsApp and Telegram recently. According to the Cyberabad cybercrime unit, in April 2025, the…
- World
Your Instagram DMs will not be private from May 8, Meta to end encryption
Meta announced that Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging effective May 8, altering the privacy landscape for several users who depend on “special keys” that keep all third parties, including Meta…
- India
Rule to link WhatsApp, other messaging apps to SIM come into force on March 1
Starting Sunday, March 1, messaging apps used by millions of Indians – WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Sharechat, Jiochat, Josh and Arattai, among others – will have to remain continuously linked to a…
- World
Russia opens criminal investigation against Telegram app founder Pavel Durov
Moscow: Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said Tuesday, February 24, that the Russian government had opened a criminal investigation against him on charges of “aiding terrorism.” Durov, who…
- Technology
Govt orders WhatsApp, Telegram, other apps to block access without active SIM
New Delhi: The Indian government has issued a major directive that could change how millions of people use popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, Arattai, and Josh.…
- Delhi
Delhi Police arrests man for circulating child pornographic content on Telegram
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly possessing and circulating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online through Telegram, an official said on Friday. Salman, a resident of Bhalswa…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad IT employee loses over Rs 50 lakh in online commission fraud
Hyderabad: An IT professional was duped for Rs 54.67 lakh in a fake online task promising commission for rating the brands. The victim, an employee of HCL residing in Praneeth Colony, Balanagar,…
- World
Russia restricts calls via WhatsApp & Telegram, latest step to control internet
Moscow: Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet. In a statement, government…
- World
Russia downs 170 drones, 8 Western-supplied missiles over Crimea, other regions
Moscow: Russia on Saturday said it has downed 170 drones and more than 10 guided missiles overnight over Crimea and several border regions with Ukraine. In a press release on its Telegram…
- Technology
Telegram becomes top messaging app in South Korea amid censorship worries
Seoul: New installations of global messaging app Telegram have spiked in South Korea, data showed on Tuesday, as concerns brewed over possible media censorship following the martial law fiasco. The number of…
- India
Delhi school blast: Police probe Khalistani link after Telegram post
New Delhi: The Delhi Police were probing a possible Khalistani link in the blast that ripped through the wall of a CRPF school in Delhi’s Rohini after a threatening social media post…
- India
Hacker ‘selling’ 3.12 cr Star Health customers’ data for $150K, company responds
New Delhi: After reports surfaced that customers’ data of Star Health, one of the largest health insurers in the country, was available on Telegram, a hacker has now put the entire 7.24…
- World
Telegram to disclose user data at authorities’ requests
Moscow: Telegram can disclose users’ data upon reasonable requests from authorities, the encrypted messaging service’s co-founder Pavel Durov said on his Telegram channel. “We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and…
- Technology
Telegram ‘inundated’ with illegal and extremist activity: Report
San Francisco: As Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov remains in France under the close observation of local authorities, a media analysis has found that his social media platform is “inundated” with…
- World
Telegram Chief Durov slams ‘surprising’ and ‘misguided’ French charges
Paris: Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov has hit out at France and said in a lengthy post that it was “surprising” he was being held responsible for other people’s content…
