Skype’s has updated its password reset system after hackers made public the ability to take control of users accounts.
A Nov. 14 blog post — Hack any Skype account in six easy steps — offers detailed directions on hacking Skype user accounts.
The main flaw with the previous password reset system? Users were
able to reset a password without having access to the e-mail account in
question.
A Nov. 14 blog post
by Skype’s Leonas Sendrauskas indicated the company was notified early
that morning of user concerns about password reset security.
“This issue affected some users where multiple Skype accounts were
registered to the same e-mail address,” he wrote. “We suspended the
password reset feature temporarily this morning as a precaution and have
made updates to the password reset process today so that it is now
working properly.”
Users who receive an e-mail asking if they wish to reset their Skype
password should ensure their accounts have not been hacked. Users who
are unable to change their passwords have likely been compromised. To
keep users from regaining their accounts, hackers are changing the
primary e-mails, effectively locking the account owner out.
Those who have been affected should contact Skype for assistance, Sendrauskas says.
“We are reaching out to a small number of users who may have been
impacted to assist as necessary,” he says. “Skype is committed to
providing a safe and secure communications experience to our users and
we apologize for the inconvenience.”
Skype, now owned by software giant Microsoft, is replacing Windows Live Messenger next year.
Microsoft announced via its Skype blog that Windows Live Messenger (WLM) would be disabled globally, except in China, by March 2013.
Microsoft will offer a tool to ease the transition for WLM messenger
users to Skype — WLM users can sign in to Skype and bring over their
contacts.
According to the blog, by updating to Skype, users can expect:
• Broader device support for all platforms, including iPad and Android tablets.
• Instant messaging, video calling, and calling landlines and mobiles all in one place.
• Sharing screens.
• Video calling on mobile phones.
• Video calling with Facebook friends.
• Group video calling.
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