“Please do not make it public”: Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping - The Citizen Lab
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In this report, we analyze the Windows, Android, and iOS versions of Tencent’s Sogou Input Method, the most popular Chinese-language input method in China. Our analysis found serious vulnerabilities in the app’s custom encryption system and how it encrypts sensitive data. These vulnerabilities could allow a network eavesdropper to decrypt sensitive communications sent by the app, including revealing all keystrokes being typed by the user. Following our disclosure of these vulnerabilities, Sogou released updated versions of the app that identified all of the issues we disclosed.

Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.

  • Trudge [Comrade]English
    0•2 years ago

    I know right? It’s amazing what proper governmental response and civic mindedness of the populace can do.

    See also: Vietnam, Korea, New Zealand

      • @Zaktor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        The consequences were way better than the let 'er rip nations. If China had a death toll equivalent to the United States, they’d have 5 million dead. Even the “China is lying” people are talking about hundreds of thousands, or possibly a million, not 5 million.

        Staying COVID-zero until better treatments and vaccines are available actually does save lives.

          • @Zaktor@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            Sure, but you’re whatabouting an injustice of some people being temporarily detained to FOUR MILLION LIVES. If that was actually all it took, that’s a pretty reasonable exchange.