Popular privacy-focused instant messaging application Telegram has suffered a bit of a setback as hackers have been secretly able to utilize unsuspecting usersβ computers to mine Monero and Zcash. Private and Secure? Not Quite. According to multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky Lab hackers have been taking advantage of a flaw in the Telegram messaging appβs desktop client which has allowed them to remotely mine popular cryptocurrencies. Since March 2017 hackers have been conducting βin Read More The post Telegram Users Hacked Computers Used to Mine Monero and Zcash appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. via ICGO https://www.icgo.co.uk/redirect/?url=http://bitcoinist.com/telegram-users-hacked-computers-used-to-mine-monero-and-zcash/