Here's What Telegram Founder Has To Say About WhatsApp And Its Security
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- 06 Oct 2022
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Telegram Founder, Pavel Durov has made a scathing claim that WhatsApp is not secure and is used as a surveillance tool. He claims hackers could have full access to all the data on your phone if you use WhatsApp.
Durov in this post is referring to the critical Whatsapp vulnerability that was reported widely last week. He points out that because of the security issue, a hacker could control your device by simply sending you a malicious video or starting a video call.
WhatsApp has issued a fix for the vulnerability, but Durov says that is unlikely to help. He shares proof that WhatsApp has previously fixed similar issues in 2017, 2018, 2019 and another in 2020.
He implies that all these recurring issues mean WhatsApp is not secure and these flaws leave doors open for hackers to access the device. Highlighting all these concerns, the Telegram Founder says these reasons made him delete WhatsApp from his device years ago. Read More...
