Channels like @ctinow
What Telegram recommends beside Cyber Threat Intelligence, ranked by size and shown with the numbers Telegram leaves out.
Measured in week 38 of 2026, on 14 Sept 2026, from public Telegram data
Recommended alongside
| Channel | Name | Subscribers | 14 days | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 @thehackernews | The Hacker News | 164,861 | +1.60% | Security and privacy |
 @vxunderground | vx-underground | 52,033 | +0.17% | Security and privacy |
 @thebugbountyhunter | The Bug Bounty Hunter | 50,672 | +0.76% | Security and privacy |
 @cibsecurity | 🛡 Cybersecurity & Privacy 🛡 - News | 28,102 | +0.92% | Security and privacy |
 @BlueTeamOps | Blue Team | SOC | DFIR | Cloud Security | 27,480 | +1.07% | Security and privacy |
 @PentestingNews | Pentesting News | 26,541 | +1.29% | Security and privacy |
 @IRCyberGuardians | Cyber Guardians | 19,500 | +2.14% | Security and privacy |
 @cybersecurity_outlook | 🛡Cybersecurity | Privacy | News 🛡 | 9,876 | +0.29% | Security and privacy |
 @secharvester | Security Harvester | 9,857 | +1.32% | Security and privacy |
 @DarkfeedNews | DARKFEED | 9,249 | +1.62% | Security and privacy |
This list comes from Telegram's own recommendation graph. The subscriber counts, growth and topics are ours — Telegram shows the names and stops there.
The reverse
10 channels in the index have @ctinow in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
Build this yourself
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--header 'x-rapidapi-host: telegram155.p.rapidapi.com' \
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