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HIGH Published June 17, 2026

India's Telegram ban hit the UAE too. Here's how to get around it

India has banned Telegram until June 22 after the app was used to circulate leaked exam papers. CEO Pavel Durov accuses telecom Reliance of BGP hijacking that disrupted the app as far away as the UAE. Here's what happened, and how to get around the block with an MTProto proxy. [...]

India has banned Telegram until June 22 after the app was used to circulate leaked exam papers. CEO Pavel Durov accuses telecom Reliance of BGP hijacking that disrupted the app as far away as the UAE. Here's what happened, and how to get around the block with an MTProto proxy. [...]

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics, Techniques & Procedures

TA0010 Exfiltration tactic
TA0001 Initial Access tactic

Defensive mapping

Mapped controls

The audit will verify each of these controls is in place and effective.

Control Confidence Why it matters
Data loss prevention (DLP) suggested 75% Recommended control for data_breach
Encryption at rest suggested 75% Recommended control for data_breach
Privileged access management (PAM) suggested 75% Recommended control for data_breach
Logging and alerting suggested 75% Recommended control for data_breach
Incident response readiness suggested 75% Recommended control for data_breach