Doubts about Telegram’s security also intensified when Durov described himself as the sole owner, product manager and administrator of the messaging program. The allegations against the platform center on the background that, unlike WhatsApp and Signal, huge amounts of user data, including correspondence, are stored without end-to-end encryption by default.
The situation is exacerbated by the fact that Telegram is much more than a messaging tool, it is also a social network, according to Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. With “only 30 engineers,” Halperin said, “there is no one to fight legal claims, no infrastructure to address abuse and content moderation issues.”
“Also, if I were a threat agent, I would definitely consider this encouraging news. “Every attacker likes to see his opponent experiencing severe staff shortages and overwork,” the expert emphasized.
Source: Ferra
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