Viber messages hacked with ease

Security flaw ... researchers show how they were able to intercept data sent through Viber. Picture: YouTube Source: Supplied

MOBILE chat app Viber has been shown not only to send video and images out in the open, but also to store the data publicly online.

Researchers from the University of New Haven were able to intercept mobile data send through Viber — including images, videos, doodles and locations — with relative ease, using a PC that was setup as a wireless access point for the phone, according to CNET.

The tech site notes attackers could do the same by setting up malicious wireless access points, or with other so-called man-in-the-middle network intercepts.

The security flaw also means mobile service providers and wireless network operators could access the information, and, by extension, any intelligence agencies they share their data with.

"The key here is to let the people know about these things so they can make an informed decision about using these applications until they are patched," Ibrahim Baggili, one of the researchers, told CNET.

The study, demonstrated in a video posted to YouTube, also showed that Viber stored user data publicly on its servers for at least a week.

"The data is stored on Viber's server in an unencrypted manner," one of the researchers said in the clip. "There is also no authentication method used, so anybody who has access to these links can look at this data, retrieve this data, and do whatever they want with it."

Viber said the problem would be fixed in an update soon.

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