Hackers Hijack Russian Journalist Sobchak's Telegram Channels via Email Breach, Claim 350 GB Stolen
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**On July 8, 2026, hackers (self-described groups Black Mirror and VChK-OGPU) compromised journalist Ksenia Sobchak's email and used it to seize two linked Telegram channels (1.14M and 372K subscribers) for about three hours, publishing alleged private correspondence and claiming to possess and sell ~350 GB of data from 2015–2026, prompting political fallout and underscoring the risk of email accounts as a single point of failure for linked services.**
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