Canadian Research Reveals Major Security Loophole in Widely Used Chinese Typing App

A woman uses her smartphone near a booth for the Chinese Internet company Tencent at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing in this April 29, 2015 file photo. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

A recent report from Toronto academic research group The Citizen Lab has revealed serious security flaws in a Chinese keyboard app.

The findings show that users’ keystroke records are susceptible to decryption by online eavesdroppers, while input typed by users is being transmitted to servers located in mainland China.