Microsoft Patches Dangerous Backdoor In Skype For Mac OS X
Microsoft has patched a backdoor in Skype for Mac OSX that would allow an attacker to log and record Skype call audio, retrieve user contact information, read the content of incoming messages, create chat sessions, modify messages, and carry out other malicious activity.
The backdoor provided nearly complete access without authentication to Skype on OS X, and appears to have been around since at least 2010, security vendor Trustwave said in an advisory this week.
The vulnerability seems to have been created by a developer at Skype prior to Microsoft’s takeover of the company, and likely exposed some 30 million Mac OS X users.
