Hackers uncover 15m Iranian Telegram users’ phone numbers and IDs

A security research duo told Reuters that they’ve found evidence of encrypted messaging service Telegram’s users being hacked by a group known as Rocket Kitten. According to Collin Anderson and Claudio Guarnieri, the attackers compromised more than a dozen accounts held by political activists involved in reformist movements and opposition organizations in Iran earlier this year. They’ve also been able to find the phone numbers and user IDs associated with 15 mil