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Iranian women, girls die by suicide, honor killing after Telegram sextortion channel
Over the past week, two girls in Lorestan province ended their lives after their photos were leaked on the Telegram channel.
Israel urges rabbis to help stop Iranian spy recruitment after dozens of indictments - report
WIZO Rishon Lezion youth village teens create fact-checking bot
Declassified affidavit says Gofman denied approving intel. material transfer to Telegram channels
Russia investigates Telegram founder as part of case on 'facilitation of terrorist activities'
Telegram has denied a host of allegations by Russia that the app is a haven for criminal activity and compromised by both Western and Ukrainian intelligence.
Russia steps up campaign against Telegram with allegations against its founder
Telegram has responded, accusing Russian authorities of using false pretexts to cripple its operations and promote a new state-owned messenger called MAX.
WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app
Russia began limiting calls on messaging platforms last year, accusing them of refusing to share information with law enforcement.
Handala hackers claim to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone, share pictures, videos online
The Iranian hackers shared a series of photos, including one of Shaked at a meeting with Bennett and another of her posing with several IDF soldiers.
Privacy takes a leap: The end of the phone number on WhatsApp?
Meta plans a major WhatsApp update letting users sign in with a username instead of a phone number for the first time, similar to Telegram’s long-standing model.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry names two UNRWA employees as Hamas terrorists, citing new evidence
Madhoun’s supposed ID card named him as “Director of UNRWA Operations, Gaza.”
Dead Sea hotel worker conducted espionage for Iran, indictment charges
The defendant was allegedly contacted via Telegram last year and paid 12,000 shekels to carry out tasks for an Iranian agent.
UK COVID denier convicted of terrorism after posting encouragement for violent uprising
The individual, who is a COVID denier, was convicted of terrorism after encouraging a violent uprising against the British government.
Abakar Abakarov, Dagestani Islamist linked to 2023 airport pogrom, found dead in Turkey
Abakarov had been on Russia’s federal wanted list since November 14, 2023, after authorities linked him to the 2023 unrest in Dagestan’s capital.
Dutch teenagers arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, report says
The Telegraaf reported that the boys had been contacted by pro-Russian hackers on Telegram.
