Far-right Extremists Are Now 'Recalibrating & Planning' On An App Favored by ISIS

[TheBlackAdder]

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Y'All Quaeda -or- Vanilla ISIS

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[Renew Deal]

1. Telegram is a legit service

They were banned from Russia for a while because they tried to protect user privacy. Saying that they are using an app “favored by ISIS” is like saying that they use Android Phones, a phone favored by ISIS. It’s dramatic, but meaningless.

[Thekaspervote]

2. And I suppose they think the feds aren't watching? Sure

[Evolve Dammit]

3. It's encrypted. That's why they go there. Feds have their hands full. n/t

[BlueWavePsych]

4. Very easy to join Telegram public groups. Just pretend to be MAGAt

Telegram is full of game hooks and various vulnerabilities ...

• https://www.cnet.com/news/whatsapp-telegram-had-security-flaws-that-let-hackers-change-what-you-see/
  
• https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/15/symantec-reveals-whatsapp-and-telegram-exploit-that-gives-hackers-access-to-your-personal-media/
  
• https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-16210/Telegram.html
  

[COL Mustard]

5. No Thanks.

I don't want a visit from the FBI, USSS or any of the OGAs.

Someone else can do that.

[roamer65]

6. Vanilla ISIS.