
A zero-day vulnerability has been
discovered in the desktop version for end-to-end encrypted Telegram
messaging app that was being exploited in the wild in order to spread
malware that mines cryptocurrencies such as Monero and ZCash.
The Telegram vulnerability was uncovered by security researcher Alexey
Firsh from Kaspersky Lab last October and affects only the Windows
client of Telegram messaging software.
The flaw has actively been exploited...