---
id: 6402
title: "Telegram Bot API Abuse"
source_domain: netlas.io
source_url: "https://netlas.io/blog/abuse_of_telegram_bot_api/"
published_at: "2026-04-16T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["malware", "threat-hunting", "phishing", "telegram", "netlas", "bot-api"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6402"
lang: en
---

# Telegram Bot API Abuse

## Summary

Threat actors abuse Telegram's Bot API as a covert channel for phishing, telemetry and malware delivery; Netlas hunts surface Xeno lures and fake Adobe updates with stable detection anchors.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netlas.io
- **Published:** 2026-04-16T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://netlas.io/blog/abuse_of_telegram_bot_api/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6402