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On Monday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov alleged that Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) messaging platform WhatsApp is not secure.His statement came as Meta faces a lawsuit accusing it of misleading users about the privacy of WhatsApp chats.Durov Questions WhatsApp Encryption ClaimsDurov took to X and said people who think WhatsApp is secure in 2026 are "braindead."He alleged that when they analyzed the platform's encryption, "we found multiple attack vectors."You'd have to be braindead to believe WhatsApp is secure in 2026. When we analyzed how WhatsApp implemented its "encryption", we found multiple attack vectors. https://t.co/BC1TWFAIlc— Pavel Durov (@durov) January 26, 2026This isn't the first time Durov has made such comments. In 2022, Durov said he deleted WhatsApp years ago because he believes hackers can easily access the devices of WhatsApp users.Lawsuit ...Full story available on Benzinga.com