Messenger Telegram undergone a series of large-scale DDoS-attacks, which have caused a short-term failure of the service around the world. Pavel Durov has blamed the malicious actions of competitors, but has recently attracted the attention of messenger and US intelligence. Experts believe that the future of the service depends on its resistance to current attacks.
Messenger Pavel Durov Telegram has undergone a large-scale DDoS-attack. The announcement of this appeared in the official Twitter account of the service. The first record of the attack was sent to Moscow 14.21. It was reported that due to a number of attacks connectivity problems may have users from India and Southeast Asia.
In the future, the scale of attacks increased, and currently there are connectivity issues have around the world. “Someone apparently beside himself”, – stated in the relevant message on Twitter about the organizers of the attack.
Through the Twitter developers Telegram also asked for help in neutralizing the attacks from PCCW Global telecommunications companies and Cable & amp; Wireless Comms.
In turn, Telecom Italia, as reported in Twitter, is already helping to eliminate.
According to Pavel Durov himself, the attack could be organized messenger competitors. «Telegram has tripled in the last two months of user activity. It is not surprising that our competitors come into a rage. ”
In addition, today accused the messenger Durov Line that the official client for Android Telegram after a complaint has been removed from the app store Google Play. Based on the fact that the attack on Telegram began with the Asian cluster version Durov attacked by competitors it seems quite plausible.
«Large-scale DDoS-attack on the Telegram in the first place will be the messenger for a test of the stability and security of user information. If the service does not allow long-term failures and leaks of personal data and correspondence, his reputation only benefit from this, “- he told” Gazeta.ru “a leading analyst iKS-Consulting Maxim Savvatin.
At the same time, the expert pointed out that if these people are still snared, the Telegram’s reputation as a messenger for the private communication will be dealt a serious blow.
Problem is, not all users are experiencing. Correspondents “Gazety.Ru” tested working messengers in the process of writing material, and all of the functionality was available Telegram: and sending text messages, and transfer stickers, and other functions.
Telegram recently attracted attention of US intelligence. In particular, the head of the FBI’s James Komi said that the messenger because of its privacy is very popular among Islamic extremists, who through coordinated terrorist attacks and other criminal activities.
Durov responded to allegations that the Telegram used by terrorists to exchange encrypted messages. “Our right to privacy in communication and personal space is more important than any threat of marginal politicians who want to intimidate us. If you have a moment abstract from emotions and think, what is the statistical probability of the threat of terrorism, it is not even close to be », – said Durov in an interview with The Daily Mail.
He also cited the fact that “you are more likely to die from the fact that from slips on a wet floor in the bathroom, rather than die as a result of the threat of terrorism».
In addition, in an interview with The Financial Times Durov more told about the principles of his company. So, over the messenger has four key developer who travel with him around the world. Team changes its location every three months and is now preparing to move to Finland. According Durov, it allows you not to depend on any special services and authorities. For the free movement of world Durov received citizenship of the former British colony of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the passport which allows visa-free entry to a large number of countries.
Messenger Telegram Pavel Durov was established in 2013. The idea of the application for private communication was born the founder of “VKontakte” back in 2011, after the first occurrence of disagreements with shareholders social networks.
My brother Paul, Nikolai Durov, has developed encryption technology correspondence MTProto, a messenger was originally owned by Paul was the experiment of Digital Fortress.
Telegram gets more and more famous followers. For example, one of the fathers of Runet Anton Spout calls on Facebook Messenger Back to Telegram. Today Telegram monthly audience has reached 62 million users who send 2 billion messages. The application is constantly introducing new methods of protection and access to reports of varying degrees of difficulty, from the Touch ID to the graphic key. 
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