Cybersecurity researchers at ESET discovered a zero-day vulnerability that targeted the Telegram for Android app and sent malicious files disguised as videos through chats.
The zero-day exploit, dubbed “EvilVideo,” allowed hackers to share Android payloads via Telegram channels, groups, and chats, and make them appear to be multimedia files. This exploit targeted only Android Telegram versions 10.14.4 and older.
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Source: TechWorm News
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