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Posted Feb 1, 2025 22:06 UTC (Sat) by mrugiero (guest, #153040)In reply to: Flee from Meta by mathstuf
Parent article: Linux-related discussion as a cybersecurity threat
Is this that common when you use it with known people only? I used to only use Telegram for personal use and didn't have that problem. Then I had to join groups related to crypto for $DAYJOB reasons and became flooded by scammers. I believe there is a correlation there, but maybe it's coincidence and the spam got worse just about the time I started using it for those groups?
Posted Feb 1, 2025 23:02 UTC (Sat)
by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389)
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I hadn't added a contact on Telegram for years prior (I had since joined a group, but the spam started before that). As for WhatsApp, I refuse to let it access my contacts, so I can't actually join any group or initiate a chat because that is locked behind a "use your contacts" workflow.