“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.

    • realherald@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      F-Droid says the app hasn’t been updated in the last 14 months. Is the project still worked on? It says beta on the website.

      • makingrain@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 months ago

        Yes.. The pitfalls of FOSS is that some dude is working on it when they have free time. I’ve been using it for 2 years and can’t say I mind… would like to have the word suggestions, though.

    • Scrappy@feddit.nlEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      Thanks for the recommendation. This comment is typed using a freshly installed florisboard keyboard :)