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Telegram is a haven for scammers and malware authors, who frequently use it as a command and control channel. These scammers and malware authors can now seamles
by retornam 1y ago
Telegram is a haven for scammers and malware authors, who frequently use it as a command and control channel. These scammers and malware authors can now seamlessly integrate Grok into their tools.
Congrats everyone.
- arresin 1y agoWhatsapp and signal may even be more pearl clutchable as they have end to end encryption and in signal’s case I believe it’s audited.
- retornam 1y agoIt is worth noting that WhatsApp Trust and Safety team is more effective in removing and blocking large-scale scam operations compared to Telegram. For instance, Telegram’s founder was recently arrested in France for failing to adequately remove malware, scam, and CSAM from the platform. It was only after his arrest that Telegram began to take moderation seriously, although their efforts remain woefully inadequate.
- northzen 1y agoStill better and more feature rich than WA.
- retornam 1y agoIndeed, it is undoubtedly advantageous for scammers and malware authors.
- northzen 1y agoOne day you will discover Internet and how advantageous it is for scammers and malware authors. Wtf is this argument even about? Knife is advantageous for robbers. Phone calls are advantageous for scammers. Your existence is advantageous for many malicious agents. So what?
- AmazingTurtle 1y agoThanks for this comment, came here to say the same thing.
- transcriptase 1y agoWait until you find out about IRC!
- retornam 1y agoWhen was the last time you ran into an IRC CnC server?
- drivingmenuts 1y agoWhat is the alternative? Discord is just a PITA to use. I need to suggest something to a group of people that have been meeting online since 2007 (it's a small group with widely varying technical abilities/time).
- cheema33 1y ago> What is the alternative? WhatsApp is better even if you don't like Zuckerberg. I may not trust Zuck, but I trust a Russian dude and Musk a lot less.