Telegram 4.0.1 Two Factor Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Exploit for multiple platform in category remote exploits Title: =============== Telegram 4.0.1 - "TwoFactor Authentication" ByPass 0day Author: =============== Shahab Shamsi Vendor Homepage =============== https://telegram.org/ Date: =============== 2017-06-25 Exploitation-Technique:...

Telegram 4.0.1 Two Factor Authentication Bypass

Title: =============== Telegram 4.0.1 - "TwoFactor Authentication" ByPass 0day Author: =============== Shahab Shamsi Vendor Homepage =============== https://telegram.org/ Date: =============== 2017-06-25 Exploitation-Technique: =============== Local,Remote References: =============== Video1:...

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