The Centre cracked down on the Wingo Android scam, blocking its Telegram channels and YouTube videos after probes by the Home ...

Impersonation scams are some of the most successful amongst fraudsters. Telegram has come under scrutiny for rampant scam and fraud activity. Changpeng Zhao has criticized Telegram for being full of ...

The Indian government has taken major action against the Wingo gaming app after it was found sending fake SMS messages from users' phones without their knowledge. The Ministry of Home Affairs blocked ...

The MHA has geo-blocked servers and blocked associated Telegram and YouTube channels of the 'Wingo' app. I4C identifies the ...

Authorities have disrupted the Wingo app's operations. Command-and-control servers were geo-blocked. Four Telegram channels and over 50 YouTube videos promoting the app were also blocked. The app is a ...

A new Android malware named ‘FireScam’ is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia's app market for mobile devices.

Government has shut down the Wingo Android app after uncovering a large-scale cyber fraud operation and issued a nationwide alert urging users to stay cautious.

The messaging app Telegram has agreed to share data for criminal investigations, in what marks a significant policy reversal for CEO, Pavel Durov. In a statement made on the Telegram app, Durov said ...

Udupi online fraud case: 57-year-old man loses Rs 21.66 lakh after being duped by a fake loan scam run through Telegram, police register cybercrime case.

Russians offer $4 million for Telegram Messenger hack attack. Update, March 23, 2025: This story, originally published March 22, has been updated with a statement from Telegram. When it comes to ...

The messaging app’s popularity has soared during the war with Russia, leading Ukrainian officials to increasingly weigh Telegram’s upsides against its security risks. The messaging app’s popularity ...