Using this flaw, any user with targeted intention could potentially find content that was shared for temporary periods, and misuse it in the long run, thereby exploiting user privacy. On top of that, media shared in the disappearing chat mode are not deleted from local storage, even after the content disappears from the chat window. In the Secret Chat mode, while Telegram does mask the path of the folder where content is saved, the target folder is still the same as for when it comes to disappearing files. However, Mishra found that when content is shared in the standard, non-encrypted mode, the app leaves behind a trace, using which users can find the target folder where media files are saved. The flaws have now been patched in the new Telegram for Mac app version 7.4, Mishra confirmed to News18.Īccording to the report, the Secret Chat feature, which is the encrypted conversation mode of the app, has a self-destructing messages mode, where users can share audio, video and images that automatically disappear after 20 seconds. Alongside this breach, Telegram was also spotted storing local device passwords in plain text, marking two major security flaws that the service’s Mac app had so far. ![]() ![]() Reported by News18, security researcher Dhiraj Mishra reportedly revealed that Telegram for macOS had a key privacy flaw that stored content from disappearing messages from its Secret Chat feature, locally on users’ devices. ![]() However, a recent update has revealed that Telegram may not have been as private and secure as it was billed. Alongside Signal, Telegram has been hailed as one of the more secure alternatives to everyday messagiing. Telegram shot to major popularity in light of WhatsApp and its privacy policy debacle.
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