Shining a major spotlight on the importance of privacy, Skype has addressed a major vulnerability that allowed hackers to take over any Skype account, armed only with the user’s e-mail address. The flaw was being actively exploited in the wild for three months before Skype owner Microsoft fixed it today, security researchers uncovered.


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Shining a major spotlight on the importance of privacy, Skype has addressed a major vulnerability that allowed hackers to take over any Skype account, armed only with the user’s e-mail address. The flaw was being actively exploited in the wild for three months before Skype owner Microsoft fixed it today, security researchers uncovered.
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:24:00 GMT
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