Skype Under Trojan Attack
Users of the internet telephone service Skype are being advised to be cautious after the source code of a, so called, Trojan horse has been made available to the public. The Trojan is said to record telephone calls and sending the recordings to hackers.
A Trojan is a computer programme that tricks users to download it by pretending to be of use while really causing damage when installed on the computer.
The Trojan often gets into the computer through its e-mail service, where the user is urged to click on a link or download freeware. When installed, this particular Trojan will then record calls and send the audio files as mp3 files to the waiting hacker.
