--- title: Telegram shortlinks knocked offline over sanctioned VPN... description: Telegram's shortlink service (t.me) was knocked offline for approximately a day after it was found to have a connection to a VPN service under sanctions,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/telegram-shortlinks-knocked-offline-over-sanctioned-vpn-connection-vppun8ocv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Telegram shortlinks knocked offline over sanctioned VPN connection | daily.dev og:description: Telegram's shortlink service (t.me) was knocked offline for approximately a day after it was found to have a connection to a VPN service under sanctions,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/telegram-shortlinks-knocked-offline-over-sanctioned-vpn-connection-vppun8ocv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vPpUn8ocV.png og:image:alt: Telegram shortlinks knocked offline over sanctioned VPN connection og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Telegram shortlinks knocked offline over sanctioned VPN connection **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Telegram's shortlink service (t.me) was knocked offline for approximately a day after it was found to have a connection to a VPN service under sanctions, typically associated with cybercriminals. 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