"On October 16 and 17, the ScatteredLAPSUS$Hunters Telegram channel repeatedly violated Telegram's TOS by leaking personal information on people - and in this case, information on employees of the Department of Justice (DOJ/FBI), U.S. Attorneys Office (DOJ/USAO), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). DataBreaches did not report on it at the time precisely because the files were still exposed. Instead, DataBreaches contacted Telegram to inquire why the channel hadn't been banned again for leaking sensitive information about government employees."
"Publishing private information (doxing) is explicitly forbidden by Telegram's terms of service, and such content is removed whenever discovered. Moderators empowered with custom AI tools proactively monitor public parts of the platform and accept reports to remove millions of pieces of harmful content each day, including doxing. Daily stats and more details about Telegram's moderation here: Telegram.org/moderation. But how many people accessed and downloaded the four .csv files before the channel was banned?"
A Telegram channel named ScatteredLAPSUS$Hunters leaked personal information on October 16 and 17, targeting employees of DOJ/FBI, USAO, DHS, and the FAA. Files remained publicly exposed, delaying immediate reporting while a security site contacted Telegram about the continued availability. Telegram confirmed removal of the channel for breaching terms of service and noted that doxing is explicitly forbidden, with moderators and AI tools used to remove harmful content. Concerns remain about how many people accessed and downloaded four exposed .csv files. One .csv for FBI employees contained 174 entries; a USAO file contained 197 entries with names, emails, phones, and postal addresses.
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