{"id":1524,"date":"2023-05-17T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalskills.by\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2024-05-09T15:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T12:34:27","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/2023\/05\/17\/telegram-mac-os-vulnarability\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerability Detected in Telegram: Your Action Plan for Safety","raw":"Vulnerability Detected in Telegram: Your Action Plan for Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A vulnerability has been discovered in Telegram<\/a>, allowing the activation of the camera and microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

URGENT NEWS: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditions for exploiting the vulnerability and control available to attackers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Malicious code must be installed on your computer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The version of Telegram on Mac should be installed from the App Store. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The attacker gains access to the following functions on your Mac: Camera Microphone

    What to do?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Step 1: <\/strong>Don’t panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 2:<\/strong> Prevent the installation of malicious code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Update the operating system on your computer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Install programs only from trusted sources (usually this is the Mac App Store). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Update all applications on the Mac and remove unused applications. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Step 3: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Remove the Telegram version on your computer (drag the application icon to the trash, confirming that you want to delete the application). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Go to the website https:\/\/macos.telegram.org\/<\/a> and click the “Download Telegram for MacOS” button. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Download, install and connect your account. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Continue to work safely in Telegram on your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n

        A vulnerability has been discovered in Telegram<\/a>, allowing the activation of the camera and microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        URGENT NEWS: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Conditions for exploiting the vulnerability and control available to attackers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. Malicious code must be installed on your computer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. The version of Telegram on Mac should be installed from the App Store. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. The attacker gains access to the following functions on your Mac: Camera Microphone

          What to do?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Step 1: <\/strong>Don't panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Step 2:<\/strong> Prevent the installation of malicious code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          1. Update the operating system on your computer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Install programs only from trusted sources (usually this is the Mac App Store). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Update all applications on the Mac and remove unused applications. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Step 3: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            1. Remove the Telegram version on your computer (drag the application icon to the trash, confirming that you want to delete the application). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Go to the website https:\/\/macos.telegram.org\/<\/a> and click the \"Download Telegram for MacOS\" button. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Download, install and connect your account. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. Continue to work safely in Telegram on your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":1,"featured_media":1525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_ru_post_content":"\u0421\u0420\u041e\u0427\u041d\u042b\u0415 \u041d\u041e\u0412\u041e\u0421\u0422\u0418:\n\n\u0412 Telegram \u043e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/a>, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0443 \u0438 \u043c\u0438\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0444\u043e\u043d.\n\n\u0423\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u043b\u043e\u0443\u043c\u044b\u0448\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c:\n
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                      \n \t
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                    3. \u0421\u043a\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c, \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0443\u0447\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c.<\/li>\n \t
                    4. \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0443 \u0432 Telegram \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","_ru_post_name":"telegram-mac-os-vulnarability","_ru_post_excerpt":"","_ru_post_title":"\u041e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432 Telegram: \u0412\u0430\u0448 \u041f\u043b\u0430\u043d \u0414\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0411\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438","_en_post_content":"\n

                      A vulnerability has been discovered in Telegram<\/a>, allowing the activation of the camera and microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      URGENT NEWS: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Conditions for exploiting the vulnerability and control available to attackers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \n
                      1. Malicious code must be installed on your computer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. The version of Telegram on Mac should be installed from the App Store. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. The attacker gains access to the following functions on your Mac: Camera Microphone

                        What to do?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        Step 1: <\/strong>Don't panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Step 2:<\/strong> Prevent the installation of malicious code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \n
                        1. Update the operating system on your computer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. Install programs only from trusted sources (usually this is the Mac App Store). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. Update all applications on the Mac and remove unused applications. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Step 3: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \n
                          1. Remove the Telegram version on your computer (drag the application icon to the trash, confirming that you want to delete the application). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          2. Go to the website https:\/\/macos.telegram.org\/<\/a> and click the \"Download Telegram for MacOS\" button. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          3. Download, install and connect your account. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          4. Continue to work safely in Telegram on your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"Vulnerability Detected in Telegram: Your Action Plan for Safety","edit_language":"en","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[179,181,170,176,183,182,180,175,165,178,166,167,177,59,56],"class_list":["post-1524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-appupdates","tag-downloadtelegrammacos","tag-macappstore","tag-malwareprotection","tag-safetelegram","tag-safetelegramusage","tag-telegramremoval","tag-telegramvulnerability","tag-telegramuyazvimost","tag-trustedsources","tag-bezopasnosttelegram","tag-zashhitaotvredonosnogokoda","tag-osupdate","tag-telegram","tag-monitoring"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"brolodeluxer","author_link":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/author\/robodeluxer\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Digitalskillsby_Telegram_on_computer_spyware_3724c8d2-c084-413f-b54f-13160feccf1d-900x678.png","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Digitalskillsby_Telegram_on_computer_spyware_3724c8d2-c084-413f-b54f-13160feccf1d.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["News<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["#AppUpdates<\/a>","#DownloadTelegramMacOS<\/a>","#MacAppStore<\/a>","#MalwareProtection<\/a>","#SafeTelegram<\/a>","#SafeTelegramUsage<\/a>","#TelegramRemoval<\/a>","#TelegramVulnerability<\/a>","#Telegram\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/a>","#TrustedSources<\/a>","#\u0411\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044cTelegram<\/a>","#\u0417\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u0430\u041e\u0442\u0412\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u041a\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/a>","OSUpdate<\/a>","Telegram<\/a>","\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0433<\/a>"],"unlinked":["#AppUpdates<\/span>","#DownloadTelegramMacOS<\/span>","#MacAppStore<\/span>","#MalwareProtection<\/span>","#SafeTelegram<\/span>","#SafeTelegramUsage<\/span>","#TelegramRemoval<\/span>","#TelegramVulnerability<\/span>","#Telegram\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span>","#TrustedSources<\/span>","#\u0411\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044cTelegram<\/span>","#\u0417\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u0430\u041e\u0442\u0412\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u041a\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/span>","OSUpdate<\/span>","Telegram<\/span>","\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0433<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 17.05.2023","modified":"Updated on 09.05.2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 17.05.2023 08:00","modified":"Updated on 09.05.2024 15:34"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions\/1526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalskills.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}