The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Calm-Housing4430 on 2025-07-05 15:12:51.

Hi, a while ago I received a message on Telegram from a friend saying, “Is this your photo?” with a link next to it. I clicked on the link and it took me to a page showing only two members and an image sent by a deleted account. It looked like one of those sensitive Telegram images, and below it, there was a button saying “Click to view image.” I clicked it, and it took me to another site, then a bot appeared and told me to press “Start” to view the image. I pressed it, and it said that a friend had uploaded photos of me and asked for permission to access my contacts. At this point, I got worried and didn’t give it any permissions. I contacted that friend, and he told me his account was hacked. Now I’m scared my own account might have been hacked too, especially since I have photos on it that I don’t want anyone to see.