


Using its Malcore platform, Internet 2.0 scores apps based on code analysis of the app Android as well as the permissions it asks for on the phone. While researchers say their analysis raises questions about the safety of the app, Telegram contests the findings.Īustralian cybersecurity and intelligence firm Internet 2.0 ran static analysis of popular messaging apps Telegram, Signal, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Viber and Threema Work.įacebook Messenger received the top score among messaging apps.

Encrypted messaging app Telegram contains a Huawei tracker in its Android version, according to analysis by an Australian cybersecurity firm that has broken down the source code of popular mobile apps.
