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Telegram CEO points to China as likely origin of cyber attack

By Cate Cadell and Josh Horwitz

Jun 14 2019 6:59AM

Experienced a "state actor-sized" cyber attack.

Telegram CEO points to China as likely origin of cyber attack

The chief executive of Telegram, a popular encrypted messaging app, said on Wednesday the messaging service experienced a "state actor-sized" cyber attack and pointed to China as its likely country of origin. The service was hit by a "powerful DDoS attack" originating from IP addresses mostly ...

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