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I kept reading this with some amount of assumption of credibility because it's the top link on HN but then I got to the end and just didn't see a single reason

• tootie 4y ago
  I would be surprised if these people had full access to private Telegram chats and the most interesting thing they found was the crypto hype squads weren't always on the level. They didn't capture any other malfeasance from traditional businesses, governments, or just common criminals?
  • dleslie 4y ago
    I wouldn't expect to find much business or government chatter on Telegram; it doesn't hold much trust with government adjacent security personnel. Moreover, it sounds like they claim to have targeted specific people and groups; the boring truth may just be that it didn't occur to them to look for anything else.
    • TheAceOfHearts 4y ago
      During the Summer of 2019 then governor of Puerto Rico, Ricky Roselló, was forced to resign after a massive leak of his Telegram chats was released. Although in this case the leak was done by an insider and not accomplished through an exploit. In any case, it wouldn't surprise me if government officials from other countries were also misusing Telegram.
    • IngvarLynn 4y ago
      Except it does in some countries. Unofficial government communication through telegram is big here in mine.
  • epigramx 4y ago
    I think they imply that they only eavesdropped on channels they cared to bother with, but I also think it's questionable.