Telegram messaging is under pressure. Seized by the operator Free after the massive theft of its data, French justice ordered Telegram to reveal the identity of the hacker who claimed responsibility for hacking the personal data of 19 million of the operator. The Paris judicial court requires that the encrypted messaging communicate to Free “all identification data” linked to the suspicious account.
This hacker had put this data for sale on an online site. He also allegedly contacted the president of the Iliad group via Telegram to try to obtain payment of a sum of 10 million euros in cryptocurrencies. The court gave Telegram 48 hours to disclose the requested information to Free.
Pavel Durov, founder and boss of Telegram, was arrested in France at the end of August and indicted, in particular for “refusing to communicate the information necessary for interceptions authorized by law”. At the end of September, the messaging service modified its rules of use to collaborate more with the justice system. “We have clarified that the IP addresses and mobile phone numbers of those who violate our rules may be communicated to the authorities in response to valid legal requests,” announced Pavel Durov.
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