On Monday, the U.N. revealed in a report that the messaging app Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, has been identified as a major platform for criminal activities. What Happened: The report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime or UNODC disclosed that Telegram is being exploited by criminal networks in Southeast Asia for large-scale illicit activities,

A new United Nations report is calling out Telegram for affecting organized crime in Southeast Asia amid Pavel Durov's legal woes.

The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) claims that hacked data, including credit card information, passwords, and browsing histories, is openly traded on Telegram.

Scrutiny of the app has brought attention to the criminal liability of app providers and the debate on where freedom of speech ends and enforcement of the law begins.

The United Nations reports that Telegram is facilitating organized crime in Southeast Asia through unregulated channels. Criminal activities include data trading, deepfake fraud, and cryptocurrency laundering.

Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.

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Criminal networks in Southeast Asia are using Telegram for large-scale illicit activities, says a UN report. The app allows trading of hacked data and tools for cybercrime. Telegram's boss was charged in France for this.