Flaw in Telegram Reveals Awful OpSec from Malware Author

Started by Antus67, January 17, 2019, 03:03:03 PM

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By Ionut Ilascu



A weakness in the protection of messages delivered using the Telegram Bot API gave researchers access to the communication flow between a piece of malware and its operator.

Dubbed GoodSender by its author, the threat is a simple .NET program that used Telegram network to send its operator information collected from the compromised host; this enabled the handler to connect to the victim's host remotely.

Full Article Here:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flaw-in-telegram-reveals-awful-opsec-from-malware-author/