First off, the story doesn’t back up the hed. All we know for certain is that these “hacking tools” are being offered. Apparently, some of these channels charge for entry …
Often, the group’s report says, access to Telegram channels would cost between €20 ($23) and €50 or have subscriptions starting at €5 per month.
I’m not excusing the exploitative nature of these groups, but this sounds more like grifting than hacking. I expect better from Wired. Also, we’ve known for years now that Telegram is leaky as fuck.
The whole situation is a bit baffling. “Here’s something everyone knows has been going on for a while” ain’t exactly stop-press.
First off, the story doesn’t back up the hed. All we know for certain is that these “hacking tools” are being offered. Apparently, some of these channels charge for entry …
I’m not excusing the exploitative nature of these groups, but this sounds more like grifting than hacking. I expect better from Wired. Also, we’ve known for years now that Telegram is leaky as fuck.
The whole situation is a bit baffling. “Here’s something everyone knows has been going on for a while” ain’t exactly stop-press.