To prevent having their phone hacked, Telegram's founder advised users to use "any messaging app" instead of WhatsApp.Pavel Durov referred to a security flaw that WhatsApp found last week which made it possible for a hacker to hijack a person's phone by delivering a corrupt video to their number, Independent reported.Durov further stated, "Every year, we learn about a new WhatsApp bug that hinders everything on their users' smartphones... No matter how wealthy you are, if WhatsApp is installed on your phone, all of your data from every programme is accessible on it.”READ | Google’s big price cut on Pixel 6a after Pixel 7 launch, here’s how much it costs nowThe self-imposed exiled Russian tech magnate claimed that the security holes are "laid loopholes" that permit governments, law enforcement, and hackers to get around encryption and other security safeguards.Durov has previously asserted that unless significant modifications are made to the way it operates, "WhatsApp will never be secure."“You can use any messaging programme you choose, but avoid using WhatsApp because it has been used as a spy tool for 13 years”."