Sharing of Telegram User Data Surges After CEO Arrest
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Feed Name: Dark Reading
Date Published: 2025-01-07
Date Updated: 2026-04-21
Author: Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Telegram changed its encrypted-communications policy after CEO Pavel Durov's arrest, agreeing to provide user data (phone numbers, IPs) to law enforcement and publish transparency reports. The company reported a sharp rise in US requests—from 14 requests affecting 108 users in the first nine months of 2024 to 900 requests affecting 2,253 users by year-end—and experts say the shift may displace cybercriminals to other privacy-focused or decentralized platforms, creating a more fragmented and challenging enforcement landscape.
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