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Two, Including A Juvenile, Held Over Involvement In CoWIN Data Leak Case

 A man was arrested and a juvenile were apprehended from Bihar in connection with their involvement in the alleged data leak from CoWIN portal.

Jun 22, 2023, 12:25 PM IST

Telegram receives $150 million investment from Abu Dhabi State Fund

Mubadala invested $75 million in five-year, pre-initial public offering (IPO) bonds of Telegram, while Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners invested a further $75 million.  Telegram, along with messaging app Signal, have seen an increase in users this year amid privacy concerns with larger rival Facebook-owned WhatsApp.

Mar 23, 2021, 19:05 PM IST

Use Telegram QR codes to invite people to group chats, new beta feature rolling out soon

Spotted by TestingCatalog, Telegram’s beta version 7.5 comes with new features which include adding support for QR codes that can be used to invite people to group chats and channels as well. The messaging app is also testing a way to limit group chat invite links. 

Feb 23, 2021, 15:58 PM IST

Telegram trumps Signal and WhatsApp to become the most downloaded app on Google Play Store

While TikTok came in a close second followed by Signal and Facebook, WhatsApp slid to the fifth position from its earlier third place, in January. The Telegram was ranked at ninth position in terms of downloads on Google Play in the month of December. 

Feb 07, 2021, 12:57 PM IST

'SonicSpy' Android spyware found in Play Store

The malware gives attackers control over the device and allows them to silently record audio, make calls, retrieve call logs, contacts and take photographs, the company said in a blogpost.

Aug 14, 2017, 17:15 PM IST

Russian intelligence says Telegram app used in Saint Petersburg Metro bombing

Russia's FSB security agency on Monday said the Telegram messaging service was used by those behind the Saint Petersburg metro bombing.

Jun 26, 2017, 16:08 PM IST