Desde novembro, o malware direcionado ao Telegram aumentou 20 vezes para fraudes de subida.

A Golden Finance report stated that Scam Sniffer initially issued a warning about Telegram malware scams in December last year, but indicated that since then, criminals have begun to use various means to lure new victims. The number of these scams has now surpassed traditional Phishing—rising 2,000% since November.