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celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Thnx Chris! |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
I'm going to bump this. It is important. |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
I stopped using Skype when Microsoft took over Skype, and turned it into something else than it originally was. But thank for the warning Chris. So that's why Skype has suddenly begun showing up in the tray on my i5 box after an Update. Going to purge it from my system in the morning. Thanks much. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6651 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
After this incident, I did read an article where many Skype accounts had been spoofed. There should be an update coming out at some point, but the advice I read was anyone who has their Skype account spoofed, should change their password. From my understanding, the spoofing is terminated by changing the password. I tend to make my new passwords 12-15 characters long with upper case, lower case, numbers and symbols. That makes it very hard to guess, so I have to keep them in a secure manner off line. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I don't think I even have a Skype account. I would like to point out to Facebook users that its Messenger subsystem (now a separate app on phones and tablets) now has voice and video abilities which work fairly well. (I do try to limit video use to times when I'm connected to wifi, and keep audio brief when I'm not. I don't have unlimited data on my phone.) David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11 |
Skype is a fairly secure service that many people use. I think that getting your Skype account hacked is about as likely as someone breaking into your e-mail. With the recent Microsoft Account link on Skype User names, it is basically the same as having your e-mail hacked. I believe that many people who fall victim to e-mail account hacking have often used their e-mail as a sign in and the same password on another not so trust worthy site. But that's just my opinion. In all of the time I can recall I have never had any security issues with Facebook, Skype, or any e-mail accounts that I can remember. Perhaps I have just been lucky? -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking |
James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11 |
That very well may be James, but I thought it best to err on the side of caution. Quite apart from protecting my street cred! Very valid point! -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
I have been informed today that a fellow Setizen has received a Skype message, apparently from me, giving links that lead to infected web sites. I have not used my Skype account for many months, so I can safely say that they did not, and would not, have come from me. Was the site mentioned by the Setizen a supposed Google Plus site? |
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