Researchers at security vendor Checkmarx have uncovered an operation, apparently based in Iraq, that uses malware hosted on the Python repository PyPI to search for files on the victim's device ...

“Malware that uses Telegram as a command and control channel typically uses the Telegram Bot API for communications,” say the researchers.

Telegram Messenger is quite popular, more than you might think. It’s not yet on the same level as WhatsApp due to only amassing 550 million monthly users, and 55 million daily users on a ...

Initially, he worked out how to turn on and off LEDs from his cell phone: he sent commands from the phone through the Telegram bot API, to a computer that’s connected over serial to an MSP430 ...

Messaging platform Telegram is powering up on the chatbot front, with the launch of what it dubs a "bot-powered gaming platform" -- in a bid to try to drive more engagement via addictive new features.

Threat actors modified the legitimate plugin behavior of sending messages to Telegram using the Telegram Bot API by replacing the Telegram API endpoint (https:/api.telegra.org) with their own (C2 ...

Ransomware which abuses the Telegram app API has been stopped in its tracks only weeks after discovery. The malware, TeleCrypt, is typical ransomware in the way that the malicious code operates.

Stealthy C2 messages operated by the Golang backdoor could easily be mistaken for legitimate Telegram API communication.