In 2023, the number of people using Telegram daily in Russia increased by 20% and reached 47%, writes RBC, citing data from Mediascope.
The average time of using Telegram also increased by 5 minutes. In December 2022 it was 37 minutes, and in December last year it was 42 minutes.
WhatsApp remains the most popular messenger in Russia. Its average daily reach is 67%, which is 20% more than Telegram.
At the same time, Telegram is the main platform for Internet fraud in Russia, according to a study by Angara Security.
In 2023, the number of requests for the purchase of accounts, which were used for attacks on behalf of people who have authority for the interlocutor, increased by 39%.
The attackers sent messages with intelligence, urgently transferred money, warned about a call from an official, or asked to identify some information. At the same time, they worked in individual industries: government, IT companies, military-industrial complex enterprises, and retail. Obviously, online industry databases are used to process the tactics.
Victoria Varlamova, senior brand protection expert at Angara Security
Most often, scammers send phishing links or ask to transfer money. Dealing with this is quite difficult, because Telegram support does not always quickly block suspicious accounts. [Известия]
Source: Iphones RU
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