07 December 2023

Ukraine warns of attacks aimed at taking over Telegram accounts

State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine spotted a new wave of cyberattacks aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. The Ukrainian CERT attributes the hacking campaign to threat actors tracked as UAC-0094. Threat actors are targeting Telegram users by sending Telegram messages with malicious links to the Telegram website to gain unauthorized access to the records and transfer a one-time code from SMS. “The criminals sent messages with malicious links to the Telegram website in order to gain unauthorized access to the records, including the possibility to transfer a one-time code from SMS,” reads the alert published by the SSSCIP of Ukraine. “As a result of such attacks, cybercriminals get session data, a list of contacts, and the history of your Telegram session.”