Russian special services have access to Telegram messenger – Budanov
Entrepreneur Yaroslav Azhnyuk, who founded Petcube, talked to Kirill Budanov and Mikhail Fedorov about the reliability and security of messengers. He announced this on Twitter.
Azhniuk’s message emphasizes that FSB officers have access to Telegram. He was informed about this by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate. As for the Viber messenger, the major general called it “created for espionage.” According to Budanov, it is not necessary to be a target of surveillance to correspond on Viber.
За останню добу вдалося поспілкуватися про ризики Телеграму з Кирилом Будановим і Михайлом Федоровим.
Кирило сказав дослівно: "У ФСБ, і лише них, є ключі до Телеграму. Вайбер, це взагалі додаток створений для шпигунства. І навіть не обов’язково вести там переписку."— Yaroslav Azhnyuk / Ярослав Ажнюк (@YaroslavAzhnyuk) April 6, 2023
According to the businessman, the head of military intelligence agreed that the problem of unreliable messengers should be discussed publicly. Azhniuk agreed with Mikhail Fedorov to study the facts that may indicate that Telegram developers are connected to Russian special services.
