🇻🇳 Vietnam Bans Telegram Over Illegal Activity Concerns

Vietnam has moved to ban Telegram due to concerns over widespread illegal activity on the platform.

Authorities claim that nearly 70% of Telegram channels in Vietnam are linked to unlawful operations, including drug trafficking.

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⚠️ Teen Arrested for Using Telegram Stars

A 17-year-old from Kuzbass (city in Russia) has been placed under house arrest after using Telegram Stars reactions on posts linked to a banned terrorist organization.

Authorities consider the paid Stars as “financial support of terrorism.” He now faces criminal charges, with a possible sentence of 8–15 years in prison.

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🤯 JUST IN: Two Rare 7-Digit Numbers Sold for $1,216,000!

Two rare 7-digit anonymous numbers, +888 8 666 and +888 8 899, have just been sold for 461,538 TON ($608,400 USD) each, totaling ~$1,216,000.

The numbers were reportedly acquired by the same Chinese whale @jing, who owns multiple 7-digit anonymous numbers.

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🚨 Meta Shutting Down The Metaverse After Investing Over $80 Billion

After years of hype, Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on Quest VR headsets after June 15, 2026. The VR app will be completely removed, shifting the entire project to a mobile-only app.

• The Metaverse was Zuckerberg’s vision of a persistent 3D virtual world where people socialize, play, work, and attend events using avatars, the internet as immersive 3D space instead of flat screens.

• Reportedly, Meta invested over $80 billion into the Metaverse while generating only around $2 billion in revenue.

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🚨 Authorities Take Down Major IoT Botnet Powering Record DDoS Attacks

The U.S. Department of Justice has carried out a court-approved operation targeting the command-and-control systems linked to several major IoT botnets, including Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad.

• The botnets infected over 3 million devices worldwide, including hundreds of thousands in the U.S., and were reportedly used to launch more than 316,000 DDoS attacks.

• Some of the attacks reached extreme levels, peaking at around 30 Tbps, making them them some of the largest ever recorded.

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⚠️ Hong Kong Retiree Loses $840K in Series of Crypto Scams

A 66-year-old retiree in Hong Kong has lost approximately $840,000 after falling victim to a series of three coordinated cryptocurrency scams over a six-month period, according to police.

Authorities say scammers posing as crypto experts repeatedly targeted the victim, promising high returns and gaining trust via WhatsApp to push fake investments.

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⚠️Outlook Accounts Getting Locked in New Wave of Restrictions

Many users are reporting a growing number of account lockouts on Microsoft Outlook, with a new warning message stating that accounts have been restricted due to alleged violations of the Microsoft Services Agreement.

If your social media or important accounts are linked to Outlook, it is recommended to move them to another email provider for now.

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⚠️ JUST IN: USR Stablecoin Exploited for $80,000,000

USR stablecoin by ResolvLabs has been exploited for $80M in total within the span of one hour.

The attacker first stole $50M and dumped the tokens, causing the price to drop to $0.25 before quickly recovering to $0.79. Shortly after, a second attack occurred, likely by the same attacker, this time minting an additional $30 million.

As of now, the exploit remains active and unpatched, and the official ResolvLabs team has not yet made any comments.

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⚠️ UPDATE: ResolvLabs Team Responds to $80M USR Exploit

The official ResolvLabs team says it is currently investigating the exploit and has temporarily shut down the protocol to prevent further abuse.

Although about $80M worth of USR was minted, the attacker reportedly walked away with only $25M, as heavy selling caused the price to crash.

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🔥 New Major Verification Badges

Major has replaced all verification badges with crown icons, and the update is already live for existing users.

The new “royal” badges are expected to be more valuable. Users who purchased the badge have already been automatically upgraded to the crown for free as part of the presale.

ℹ️ Reported prices:
• Personal: 2490 USDT
• Channel: 1490 USDT
• Bot: 3990 USDT

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⚠️ New Gift Scam Method

A new gift scam method has appeared on Telegram. Scammers will ask you to deposit your gift into Portals. After you do, a user pretending to be a bot messages you with a fake notification claiming the gift was “bugged” and did not go through.

• The message typically includes a button such as “Confirm Location” to fix an alleged IP node mismatch. Clicking this button can result in your gifts being stolen.

Stay cautious and do not interact with this scam.

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⚠️ JUST IN: ZachXBT has published a new investigation into a Russian OTC broker accused of helping launder $4.7M+

Per ZachXBT, Aleksandr (Aleks) Khinkis (@Aleks_Khinkis) allegedly helped a ransomware group launder over $4.7 million from a total of 796 BTC (~$56M) in suspected ransom payments since July 2025. An additional ~$16.6 million linked to these funds is currently sitting in Aave and continues to be regularly off-ramped.

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🇮🇪 Irish Police Recover $35M Worth of Bitcoin

Irish authorities have successfully accessed a long-lost crypto wallet tied to a convicted drug dealer, recovering 500 Bitcoin (~$35 million) years after the keys were believed to be lost forever.

• Despite this recovery, a much larger sum remains untouched, out of an estimated 6,000 BTC (~$426 million) tied to the case, only 500 BTC has been recovered so far, leaving the majority still inaccessible.

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📱 Reddit's CEO Announces Plans to Force Human Verification on the Platform

Reddit’s CEO, Steve Huffman, has announced plans to enforce human verification across the platform. Users may be required to verify they’re human through device biometrics, a third-party service, or government ID. However, no official rollout date has been announced yet.

• Accounts flagged as automated, suspicious, or “fishy” will be the primary targets for verification, though the CEO stated these cases should remain relatively rare.

• Additionally, Reddit will begin labeling bots with an [App] tag as part of this update.

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👀 New Telegram 12.6 Upcoming Features

In the upcoming update, Telegram is preparing two new features:

→ AI-Powered Text Editing
A new AI editing tool powered by COCOON. This feature will let you:
• Translate entire messages instantly
• Apply different writing styles
• Fix grammar and spelling automatically
• Optionally enhance text with emojis

→ Revamped Polls
Polls are getting a major upgrade with new functionality:
• Icons added to each option
• Ability to attach a main image with captions per answer
• Shuffle answer choices
• Set deadlines for polls

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⚠️ JUST IN: According to CertiK, there have been 103 security incidents and 36 phishing scams related to cryptocurrency, resulting in roughly $480M+ in losses since January 1, 2026.

Largest exploits so far:
• Step Finance: ~$27.3M
• Resolv Labs: ~$26.8M
• Truebit: ~$26.6M

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⚠️ JUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel’s Gmail Account Hacked by Iranian State Hackers

The DOJ confirmed that FBI Director Kash Patel’s email was breached by the Iranian state-backed group Handala Hack.

Hackers claim to have leaked his inbox, including personal data, business dealings, and all travel history. The hackers also published multiple personal photos and documents on their website and Telegram channel.

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🤝 New OGU Mentor

After more than 7 months as Moderator and Commander, Shadow has officially been promoted to Mentor. Congratulations on this well-deserved promotion!

Link: click here

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🚨 Telegram will start warning users when they message someone using an unofficial client or app

The warning will say: “%@ uses an unofficial Telegram client — messages to this user may be less secure.” This feature is expected to roll out in the next update.

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⚠️ JUST IN: KitKat Confirms Theft of 12 Tonnes of Products

KitKat has confirmed that a Nestlé truck carrying around 12 tonnes (about 414,000 bars) of chocolate, worth approximately $110,000, was hijacked last week while traveling from an Italian factory to Poland.

The vehicle and its entire cargo are still reportedly missing.

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📱 Instagram Security Alert

Over the past few days, two Instagram exploits have reportedly been circulating within the community.

• The first exploit reportedly triggers account bans for no clear reason, even for users who aren’t using personal profile pictures.

• The second exploit lets attackers gain access to accounts without needing a password, which has already led to many OG usernames being stolen.

If you have a valuable username, it is strongly recommended to enable 2FA and stay cautious until these exploits get fixed.

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