Telegram founder warns WhatsApp users: “Hackers can access everything on your mobile phone.”

Pavel Durov, the creator of Telegram, assured that all those users who use whatsapp expose themselves to hackers who can access the contents of their phones. with relatively little effort.

Durov’s comment, posted via Telegram, cited as an example of WhatsApp’s security flaws the fact that a hacker could gain control of a phone simply by sending a malicious video or attempting to make a video call. He highlighted the fact that these security flaws were reported by the app itself, so his comments cannot be seen as an attack on competitors.

“Every year we learn about a problem in WhatsApp that puts all users’ devices at risk.. This means that there is almost certainly a new security hole already there. Such problems are not accidental: backdoors are laid in them. If a backdoor is detected and needs to be removed, another one is added,” Durov said.

The businessman said that By simply installing an application on a mobile phone, users are already victims of an attack.. He explained that the main problem is that users do not have any protection mechanism, such as not replying to strangers’ messages or clicking on suspicious links, so as not to become victims of hackers.

He added that Whatsapp installed leaves a back door open for any hacker to use at any time..

He assured that his intention, speaking about WhatsApp’s security issues, is not to try to attract new users to download Telegram, because he, with his more than 700 million users, does not need it. In this sense, he claimed that he wanted people to know that despite the promises of security offered by WhatsApp, users and their personal information are not really protected.

“I’m not here forcing people to switch to Telegram. Telegram with over 700 million active users and over 2 million daily registrations does not need any additional promotion.. You can use any messaging app, but stay away from WhatsApp – it’s been a spy tool for 13 years.”