In the last hours, some harsh criticisms of the founder of Telegram towards WhatsApp were known. Through a post on the messaging service, the businessman was charged against the Meta platform and criticized the security measures. According to acid analysis, the failures of the application on this subject are not the product of a mistake, but the system’s own design.

In recent years, WhatsApp gets massive expansion and has a growing user base. So much so that it is now considered the leading messaging service in many parts of the world.

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Despite its prominent presence in the industry, it has competitors that logically hold a large position in the market. The most famous case is: Although still lagging behind in terms of popularity, TelegramIt already has a fairly large user base. In this context, the battle for victory between the two is getting stronger and the supporter of this platform has decided to expose one of his opponent’s weakest points: security.

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A few weeks ago, WhatsApp revealed that a vulnerability had been fixed. infecting the mobile device via a video or video call. To prevent this ‘malware’ from entering the mobile phone, it is recommended to install the latest version of the ‘app’ for which this issue has already been resolved.

Anyway, over the years the app has had some similar drawbacks, and Telegram’s leader has pointed out that.

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Russian businessman Pavel Durov delivered a strong message against the Meta platform. In the first place, it launched that “hackers can have full access to information on the mobile phones of WhatsApp users”. Then he remembered the aforementioned vulnerability, in which the virus can only infiltrate through a video file or video call.

in the same line, questioned the official version that users are protected by updating the app. “Exactly one WhatsApp security issue like this was discovered in 2018, another in 2019, in 2020. And yes, another one in 2017. In 2016, WhatsApp didn’t even have encryption”, condemning part of the harsh broadcast .

Regarding the analysis of these vulnerabilities, Durov questioned whether they were unexpected. According to his description, these faults are part of the design of the system: “They’re located in the back doors. If a backdoor is found and needs to be removed, another is added.”

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On the other hand, he emphasized that no user is immune from security vulnerabilities, even if he is “the richest person in the world”. And he finished: “This is why I deleted WhatsApp from my device years ago. Installing it creates a door for them to enter your phone. ”

Finally, he pointed out these vulnerabilities, emphasizing that he did not seek publicity because the service did not need the service due to its popularity. And it closed: “You can use any messaging app you want, but stay away from WhatsApp.”

Source: Exame

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