Pavel Durov faces 12 charges, including providing unauthorized “cryptography” services and tools

According to a statement issued by the Paris Odaily Court, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces a total of 12 charges, including providing unauthorized "cryptography" services and tools. The statement said: "The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov was carried out in the context of a judicial investigation that began on July 8, 2024, after the Paris Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Cybercrime Department had launched a preliminary investigation. The statement continued, "A judicial investigation has been launched against unnamed persons, with charges including... providing cryptographic services designed to ensure confidentiality without a certified statement, providing cryptographic tools that cannot ensure identity authentication or integrity monitoring alone without prior declaration, and importing cryptographic tools that can ensure identity authentication or integrity monitoring without prior declaration. "Several other charges are listed in the document, including conspiracy to "possess pornographic images of minors" and "laundering illegal proceeds for criminal organizations." Durov is being questioned in a cybercrime investigation and will be detained until August 28. (The Block)