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Indian Court Tells Star Health to Share Details of Leak so Telegram Can Delete Chatbots

An Indian court in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has told insurer Star Health to help Telegram identify data leaked via its messaging app so the chatbots can be deleted. The country’s biggest insurer with roughly $4 billion market …

Cloudflare Denies Hosting Sites Linked to Data Leak at India’s Star Health

U.S. software firm Cloudflare has denied any role in hosting two websites run by a hacker offering for sale stolen personal data and medical records of customers of top Indian insurer Star Health. The statement comes after the company was …

India Insurer Star Health Sues Telegram After Hacker Uses App’s Chatbots to Leak Data

Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policyholders. The lawsuit comes amid growing scrutiny …

Telegram Lawyer Says Investigation Into CEO Durov Is ‘Absurd’

A lawyer for Telegram boss Pavel Durov, who is the target of an unprecedented investigation in France, said on Thursday it was “absurd” to suggest the head of a social network was responsible for any criminal acts committed on the …

Telegram CEO Held Over Alleged Failure to Stop Crime on App

Pavel Durov, the chief executive officer of Telegram, has been detained in France over claims that the messaging service failed to properly fight crime on the app, including the spread of child sexual abuse material. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire was …