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Is Microsoft reading your Skype instant messages?
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2013-05-15 03:49
L33tdawg: It's always better to assume the answer to that question is a YES and act accordingly.
Anyone who uses Skype has consented to the company reading everything they write. The H's associates in Germany at heise Security have now discovered that the Microsoft subsidiary does in fact make use of this privilege in practice. Shortly after sending HTTPS URLs over the instant messaging service, those URLs receive an unannounced visit from Microsoft HQ in Redmond.
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Skype trojan forces Bitcoin mining, security firm warns
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-04-08 12:22
A trojan that can hijack a computer and force it into mining for Bitcoins - the virtual currency - has been spreading via Skype.
Antivirus firm Kaspersky Labs said attackers sent messages in various languages translating to "this my favourite picture of you".
The message included a malicious link which was, at its peak, being accessed more than 2,000 times every hour. The value of Bitcoin has grown massively in recent weeks. At the time of writing, Bitcoin exchange website Mt Gox has the currency listed as being worth $186 (£121).
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Skype And Dropbox Fix Redirect Security Hole Courtesy of Nir Goldshlager
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2013-04-04 05:18
Nir Goldshlager just saved your identity. One of the world’s top white hat security researchers, Goldshlager this week helped Skype and Dropbox fix a critical security flaw that could have let hackers take control of their users’ Facebook accounts. Tomorrow Goldshlager will detail how he found the exploit, but he gave TechCrunch the early heads up. Here’s how hackers exploit the hole.
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Saudi Arabia threatens to ban Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-04-01 07:57
Saudi Arabia is threatening to block several popular Internet chat, call, and messaging services if they don't get in line with the country's regulatory requirements.
The apps in question include Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber, according to the country's official news agency SPA.
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No Skype traffic released to cops or spooks, insists Microsoft
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-03-26 08:11
Microsoft's Skype subsidiary didn't hand over any user content to law enforcement, according to the software giant's first ever report on how it deals with official requests for data.
As previously reported), Microsoft's transparency report revealed that Redmond received 75,378 requests from law enforcement agencies worldwide last year, involving 137,424 user accounts.
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