Ukraine's National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity on September 20 banned the use of the Telegram messenger app for state officials, military personnel, and employees of key infrastructure, citing security issues. The center quoted intelligence chief Kirill Budanov as saying that there was "grounded information" about Russian intelligence's ability to access correspondence by Telegram users and their personal data. Those who use Telegram as "part of their job duties" will not be affected by the move. Last month, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, a native of Russia, was detained in Paris and later released on bail for alleged "complicity in the administration of an online platform to allow an illicit transaction, in an organized gang." To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
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