The founder of "VKontakte" and Telegram Pavel Durov said that back in November 2019 he warned about the vulnerability of the WhatsApp application, through which hackers hacked the smartphone of the richest man on the planet Jeff Bezos.
Durov wrote about it in his Telegram-channel.
Earlier, the company Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, noted that the businessman's mobile phone was hacked because of vulnerabilities in the operating system from Apple. At the same time, Durov is convinced that the problem is not iOS.
"WhatsApp in its marketing campaign uses the words 'end-to-end encryption' as a magic spell, which itself should ensure the security of all communications. But this technology alone cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality," says the founder of Telegram.
One of the drawbacks of end-to-end encryption, he says, is that backups of transmitted data are often not encrypted. In addition, says Durov, each application has "ways around" protection. He explains that law enforcement agencies are "not too happy" with encryption and force developers to "covertly exploit vulnerabilities in their applications.
Earlier The Washington Post reported that Jeff Bezos' iPhone was cracked in May 2018 from the phone of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. According to the publication, Jeff Bezos and the Crown Prince were in friendly correspondence with WhatsApp. The businessman's phone was hacked with a malicious video file sent to the messenger by Ben Salman. The Guardian suggests that the hacking may be related to the leak of the businessman's personal information and correspondence, as well as the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Hashokja in October 2018.
Durov wrote about it in his Telegram-channel.
Earlier, the company Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, noted that the businessman's mobile phone was hacked because of vulnerabilities in the operating system from Apple. At the same time, Durov is convinced that the problem is not iOS.
"WhatsApp in its marketing campaign uses the words 'end-to-end encryption' as a magic spell, which itself should ensure the security of all communications. But this technology alone cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality," says the founder of Telegram.
One of the drawbacks of end-to-end encryption, he says, is that backups of transmitted data are often not encrypted. In addition, says Durov, each application has "ways around" protection. He explains that law enforcement agencies are "not too happy" with encryption and force developers to "covertly exploit vulnerabilities in their applications.
Earlier The Washington Post reported that Jeff Bezos' iPhone was cracked in May 2018 from the phone of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. According to the publication, Jeff Bezos and the Crown Prince were in friendly correspondence with WhatsApp. The businessman's phone was hacked with a malicious video file sent to the messenger by Ben Salman. The Guardian suggests that the hacking may be related to the leak of the businessman's personal information and correspondence, as well as the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Hashokja in October 2018.
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