Telegram Users 520k

In 2021 a significant data set containing information on approximately 520000 Telegram users was exposed online. This incident was the result of a large scale scraping or parsing operation where attackers leveraged automated tools to extract publicly accessible but aggregated user profiles. The data collection includes personal identifiers such as phone numbers linked to specific user accounts along with nicknames and full names. This type of exposure facilitates targeted phishing attacks and social engineering by linking digital identities with mobile numbers.