X and Tesla owner Elon Musk say WhatsApp is not secure. He also questioned other messaging apps like Signal and suggested X Chat as a better alternative. A major controversy has once again erupted regarding WhatsApp’s privacy. Following a lawsuit filed against Meta in the US, not only Elon Musk but also Telegram CEO Pavel Durov have raised serious questions about WhatsApp’s security. Both tech giants have claimed that WhatsApp is not as secure as the company claims. This debate comes at a time when millions of people consider WhatsApp to be the most trustworthy messaging app.
Elon Musk Raises Questions
Elon Musk has expressed doubts about WhatsApp’s security. Responding to allegations about a whistleblower, he said WhatsApp is not secure. Musk also questioned other messaging apps like Signal and suggested X Chat as a better alternative. Musk’s statement has sparked a new debate about privacy and the security of messaging apps.
WhatsApp is not secure. Even Signal is questionable.
Use 𝕏 Chat. https://t.co/MWXCOmkbTD
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 27, 2026
Pavel Durov’s Strong Statement
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov directly attacked WhatsApp’s encryption system in a post on X. He claimed that Telegram had previously analysed it and found several attack vectors. Pavel Durov even went so far as to say that if anyone still considers WhatsApp secure in 2026, they are ignoring the truth. His statement is rapidly going viral on social media.
What are the allegations against WhatsApp in the lawsuit?
According to a Bloomberg report, Meta has been sued in a court in San Francisco, USA. It alleges that WhatsApp assured users that due to its end-to-end encryption, no one, not even Meta, could read their messages. However, the petition claims that Meta stores users’ messages, analyses them, and can access them. Users from several countries, including India, are involved in this case.
Meta and WhatsApp’s Response
Meta has called all these allegations baseless and misleading. A company spokesperson said that WhatsApp has been using end-to-end encryption for the past decade. WhatsApp head Will Cathcart also refuted Elon Musk’s claim, stating that the message encryption keys reside on users’ phones, not on WhatsApp servers. He described the lawsuit as merely an attempt to grab headlines.
