Telegram allegedly has a bot that sells sensitive personal data of Indian users to buyers. According to the report, the bot operates independently and shares information such as name, address, father’s name and even Aadhaar, PAN card and voter ID number. The bot allegedly allows users to find complete profile data from another Indian user based on their phone number. It also charges a fee for this service, which Rs. 99.
Telegram Bot Charge Rs. 4,999 for bulk schemes
Telegram bot was Discovered By numerical. The publication did not reveal the name of the bot to avoid its misuse or spread, but mentioned that its existence came to him through a tip. Bot Telegram has a staple feature, and can be made by someone. These bots can be set to send automated messages, connect to database and even handle financial transactions.
According to the report, this bot was designed to provide users with sensitive user data based on a mobile number. However, before providing its services, it is asked to motivate the user to buy a plan. These plans reportedly Rs. 99 and Rs. 4,999 (for bulk query).
Once purchasing a plan, it allows buyers to send 10-numeral mobile numbers. Publication claimed that within two seconds of sharing the number, the boter provides a complete profile of the person associated with the number. The data includes his name, alternative phone number, address and even voter ID. The bot can also show the Aadhaar and PAN card number allegedly.
The publication also used the mobile numbers of its staff members to verify the authenticity of the details shared by the bot, and confirmed that not only the data was accurate, but it was recently. In some examples, the data was reportedly three to four years old.
Although it cannot be said with certainty, the report claims that the hackers behind the bot may come into this data through many data violations in the past. Even if, like this Wire Publicly available within the publicly available bots are related to opening bots because bad actors can use identity theft, online scams and even staring and harassment.