I dont understand why threat actors / hackers use telegram which obtains your phone number and not simplex or even signal for that matter

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    35·
    11 months ago

    It sounds like most criminal organizations aren’t that sophisticated. Check out Phantom Secure for an interesting story.

    It might be a scenario where you only hear about criminals using less secure communications because those are the ones that get caught.

  • random65837@lemmy.world
    22·
    11 months ago

    Because they’re more mainstream, people have them, and using your phone number (which is easy to get around) doesn’t mean your texts can be read. Privacy and security aren’t the same thing.