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Sharing of Telegram User Data Surged After CEO Arrest
Until September 2024, the encrypted messaging service acceded to 14 requests for user data from the US; that number jumped to 900 after its CEO was detained by French authorities in August.
In the short term, arrests and fragmenting of certain cybercrime operations will likely produce some benefit for cyber defenders, but ultimately they will find other places to do their illegal business, according to Callie Guenther, senior manager of cyber-threat research for Critical Start. "Platforms such as Signal or Session, as well as services on the darknet, may become the next hubs for illicit activities, but this migration could also create a more fragmented ecosystem, complicating law enforcement efforts and requiring additional resources to monitor new avenues." In the longer term, Telegram's policy shift represents a wider trend of increased government pressure on technology companies to cooperate with law enforcement activities, Guenther adds, pointing to Durov's arrest as a high-profile example.
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