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• Bogus Skype password change notifications lead to phishing

  04.10.2012

  Bogus emails supposedly sent by Skype are targeting users of the popular VoIP service, saying that their Skype password has been "successfully changed", Hoax-Slayer warns.

• Skype spamming tool offered for peanuts

  02.08.2012

  It's any wonder that a lot of individuals who want to earn a quick buck turn to setting up online scams when the tools to do it are widely available and cheap, and the likelihood of getting caught is very small? Take the Skype Flooder as an example.

• Skype bug allows capturing of users' IP address

  01.05.2012

  Skype users that might - for whatever reason - wish to remain anonymous are currently in danger of getting their remote and local IP addresses discovered via a very simple trick.

• DarkComer RAT disguised as Skype encryption software

  20.04.2012

  A while ago, Syrian dissidents claimed that the government uses malware to spy on them.

• Skype can be used to tie users to illegal download activity

  21.10.2011

  A team of researchers has proved that it is possible to determine the IP address of a user and tie it with his Internet use, and even correlate this information to his file-sharing activity with high accuracy, by taking advantage of a privacy hole in Skype.

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