Mar 19 • 12:34 UTC 🇫🇮 Finland Ilta-Sanomat

Your phone number can be hijacked for fraudulent use – several reports to authorities

Authorities in Finland are investigating cases of phone numbers being used to create Telegram accounts without the owner's consent, raising concerns about security vulnerabilities.

In Finland, reports have emerged of individuals discovering that their phone numbers are being used to create Telegram accounts without their permission. This alarming trend has been noted by Ilta-Sanomat, which has documented specific cases where victims did not previously have a Telegram account but found that one had been created with their number. An unusual aspect of these incidents is that accounts have reportedly been set up without the required security code, which typically protects against unauthorized account creation.

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