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Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 10 days ago

Spyware distributed using modified code in Nekogram release. Dev closes issue without response.

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Spyware distributed using modified code in Nekogram release. Dev closes issue without response.

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Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 10 days ago

[Spyware, Malicious code] Malicious Code Injection and User Data Leaking in Release Binaries · Issue #336 · Nekogram/Nekogram

Open-source third-party Telegram client with not many but useful modifications. - [Spyware, Malicious code] Malicious Code Injection and User Data Leaking in Release Binaries · Issue #336 · Nekogram/Nekogram

This is why we install from FDroid.

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Being honest, I would be surprised if there wasn’t malware there. The whole Telegram platform is kind of a nesting ground for it.

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