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The popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is once again being hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in Asia as protestors in Hong Kong take to the streets.telegram founder,pavelTelegram’s founder Pavel Durov has said a massive cyber attack on his messaging service originated from China.

On Wednesday, the firm confirmed it suffered a “powerful” Distributed Denial of Service attack which disrupted services for about an hour.

In a DDos attack, hackers overwhelm a target’s servers with junk requests.

Telegram protesters came as protestors in Hong Kong used Telegram to coordinate demonstrations over a plan to allow extradition to China.

In a post on Twitter, Telegram said the disruption affected users in the Americas and “other countries”.

Mr Durov later tweeted the IP addresses involved in the attack mostly came from China.

China’s Cyberspace Administration, which oversees the country’s cyber policy, has yet to comment.

Telegram allows people to send encrypted messages, documents, videos and pictures without charge.

Users can create groups for up to 200,000 people, or channels for broadcasting to unlimited audiences.

Telegram attackTelegram has more than 200 million users
Its popularity has grown because of its emphasis on encryption, which thwarts many widely used methods of reading confidential communications.

Mr Durov’s comments came amid reports a man identified as a Telegram group administrator had been arrested in Hong Kong for conspiracy to commit public nuisance.

Police and protesters had pitched battles in the city on Wednesday over plans to allow suspects to be extradited to mainland China.

About 72 people were injured, including two men who were in critical condition.

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Wrong heading - - Telegram isn't US, so why cry a trade war?

Instagram dem dere, dem no attack am, whatsapp dey dere dem no attack am, na telegram wey just dey own im own lane dem dey attack, China people no wan wise at all.

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omoadeleye:
Instagram dem dere, dem no attack am, whatsapp dey dere dem no attack am, na telegram wey just dey own im own lane dem dey attack, China people no wan wise at all.

we wise pass them abi?

Westerners playing petty..so of all apps it's telegram dat China will attack?

I refuse to bliv dis lie mbok

Cletus77:
Westerners playing petty..so of all apps it's telegram dat China will attack?

I refuse to bliv dis lie mbok

Trying to be popular. Mind you, anyone anywhere can tweak ip. This unnecessary attack on China has to stop....
No champion forever

princemillla:



Trying to be popular. Mind you, anyone anywhere can tweak ip. This unnecessary attack on China has to stop....
No champion forever

They know fully well that anyone anywhere can hack into systems depending on how good the person is, but they choose to tag it on China to make them look bad.
Competition is healthy, westerners should step up their game

omoadeleye:
Instagram dem dere, dem no attack am, whatsapp dey dere dem no attack am, na telegram wey just dey own im own lane dem dey attack, China people no wan wise at all.

Ignorance!

Telegram has advantages of anonymity, and security. That's why China {which censors all social media activity} will definitely want telegram down.

Telegram is the best tool for planning a protest due to its unlimited channel membership as well as 200,000 per group limit

d33types:


Ignorance!

Telegram has advantages of anonymity, and security. That's why China {which censors all social media activity} will definitely want telegram down.

Telegram is the best tool for planning a protest due to its unlimited channel membership as well as 200,000 per group limit

Nonsense talk, so who tell you I don't know all these? If you don't know how to comprehend a post then you will just do yourself good by skipping the post instead of embarrassing yourself on a public forum

Cletus77:


They know fully well that anyone anywhere can hack into systems depending on how good the person is, but they choose to tag it on China to make them look bad.
Competition is healthy, westerners should step up their game

Well said bro

omoadeleye:




Nonsense talk, so who tell you I don't know all these? If you don't know how to comprehend a post then you will just do yourself good by skipping the post instead of embarrassing yourself on a public forum

Your foolish sarcasm will get you nowhere. Now buzz off, you know nothing