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Telegram Temporarily Vanishes, Described as Extortion Attack

2026/08/05 11:14 (Updated 2026/08/05 15:01)
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Telegram Temporarily Vanishes, Described as Extortion Attack

Disappearance Attributed to Extortion

Disappearance Attributed to Extortion

On the 4th, Telegram temporarily vanished from the Apple Store globally. On the 5th, Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, added an explanation on platform X, stating that the disappearance was orchestrated by attackers posing as posters with extortionate intent.

According to Durov, the attackers manipulated AI to insert illegal content into past posts within public groups. They made these posts invisible to group participants, complicating detection and response by Apple...

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