A single click on what may appear to be a Telegram username or harmless link is all it takes to expose your real IP address to attackers due to how proxy links are handled.
Hidden Telegram proxy links can reveal your IP address in one click
Submitted 2 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
Jerry@feddit.online 2 days ago
Another reason to use a VPN
sidebro@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Or to not use Telegram.
eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
It is still a source of information you can’t get anywhere else, but that utility is declining.
dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Clicking a link in any application will reveal your IP address to the server the link points to, there is nothing unique to Telegram about this
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Or both.