The hacking of Telegram app and the vulnerability of relying on SMS as authentication method

Yesterday (2 August 2016) there was news about 15 million Iranian Telegram users mobile phone number exposed and more than dozen accounts compromised by hackers. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This incident exposed that SMS, which is currently commonly used as authentication method in many...

By: ppfoong

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