Since the surge of the conflict on February 24, CPR researchers have been closely monitoring growing activity being managed on Telegram. In past reports, CPR researchers have shown how criminals use the platform for black market activities, like fake certificate reports. This is not the first time our researchers have reported troubling activity over Telegram. Over past years, the encrypted instant-messaging application Telegram has become a cyber criminal’s favorite go-to platform. CPR has also warned of fraudulent emails being sent to dupe people who are seeking to donate to Ukraine from abroad. Cyber-attacks on Russian organizations increased by four percent. Recently, Check Point Research (CPR) released data on cyber-attacks on Ukraine’s government and military sector, which surged by a staggering 196% in the first three days of combat. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is closing its first week, and numbers of growing related cyber-attacks recently surfaced. Independent news feed groups bypass news agents and “broadcast” firmly unedited “facts”.Some groups disguised as fundraising for Ukraine are suspected to be fraudulent.

Anti-Russian cyber-attack groups that were recently created are growing steadily every single day, rising to over 250K users per group.Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, user volume grew a hundred folds daily on Telegram related groups, peaking at 200k per group.Cyber-attacks, fraud and news feeds: Cyber criminals and Hacktivists Leverage Telegram for conflict-related Activities

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