Researcher finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype (Jeremy Kirk/Network World)
Jeremy Kirk / Network World:Researcher finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype — The flaw could allow an attacker to reset a Skype user’s password and take control of their account — A security consultant has notified Skype of a cross-site scripting flaw that could be used to change the password on someone’s account, according to details [...]
Skype Flaw Can Take Over Mac Computers – msnbc.com
Once downloaded, the attacker can gain remote control of the target’s computer. The Skype bug only affects users on Mac’s OS X operating system, and leaves Windows and Linux users safe. Gordon Maddern of the Australian security firm Pure Hacking discovered …
Skype Dials Up Dollars With Pay-Per-Call Advertising (Michael Learmonth/AdAge)
Michael Learmonth / AdAge:Skype Dials Up Dollars With Pay-Per-Call Advertising — Pitch to Businesses: Calls Convert to Sales Better Than Clicks — NEW YORK (AdAge) — Skype is hoping to dial up a few ad dollars with a new pay-per-call ad unit, which will turn phone numbers into little ads for the 560 million users [...]
Skype Fights to Be Heard on Mobile Phones (Kevin J. O’Brien/New York Times)
Kevin J. O’Brien / New York Times:Skype Fights to Be Heard on Mobile Phones — BARCELONA — Josh Silverman, the chief executive of Skype, the voice-over-Internet phone service, could tick off the names of mobile phone operators that block his company’s service. — But for Mr. Silverman, a 41-year-old Michigan native …
