Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Skype Takes Heat for Security - Both Too Little and Too Much

Microsoft had to temporarily disable Skype's password reset feature last week after a Russian hacker revealed a simple way to lock users out of their accounts. To hijack an account, all an attacker needed to know was an email address associated with that account. That address could be used to create a new account, which could then be used to reset the password of the original account and compromise it.


Source: http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/25bd3536/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C76660A0Bhtml/story01.htm

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