Channels like @thehackernews
What Telegram recommends beside The Hacker News, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 @Cyber_Security_Channel | Cyber Security News | 56,627 | +0.22% | Security and privacy |
 @thebugbountyhunter | The Bug Bounty Hunter | 50,672 | +0.76% | Security and privacy |
 @ctinow | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 38,310 | +1.18% | Security and privacy |
 @cibsecurity | 🛡 Cybersecurity & Privacy 🛡 - News | 28,102 | +0.92% | Security and privacy |
 @PentestingNews | Pentesting News | 26,541 | +1.29% | Security and privacy |
 @OffensiveTwitter | Offensive Xwitter | 20,977 | +0.52% | Security and privacy |
 @IRCyberGuardians | Cyber Guardians | 19,500 | +2.14% | Security and privacy |
 @APT_Notes | APT | 16,528 | +1.15% | Security and privacy |
 @DarkfeedNews | DARKFEED | 9,249 | +1.62% | Security and privacy |
 @VulnerabilityNews | Vulnerability News | 5,331 | +1.33% | 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
8 channels in the index have @thehackernews in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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