Telegram Hacked: Iranian Hackers Attacked 15 Million Accounts, Report Says

Iranian hackers compromised secure internet messaging app Telegram, accessing the accounts of nearly 15 million Iranian users, cyber researchers told Reuters Tuesday.

The hacking compromised the accounts of several activists, journalists and other important people in Iran. Independent cyber researcher Collin Anderson and Amnesty International technologist Claudio Guarnieri said that the hacking occurred this year.