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 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
Jerry@feddit.online 3 weeks ago
Another reason to use a VPN
sidebro@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Or to not use Telegram.
eleitl@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It is still a source of information you can’t get anywhere else, but that utility is declining.
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Or both.
dev_null@lemmy.ml 3 weeks 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