Skype

Microsoft also warns of fake Skype malware app on Android
ZDNet (blog)
Earlier this month, Trend Micro discovered a new piece of malware trying to
take advantage of Skype's increasing popularity and called the threat
JAVA_SMSSEND.AB. Cybercriminals had created a fake version of the Skype for
Android app, designed to earn ...
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Android Attackers Launch Fake App Market
InformationWeek
Malicious apps include a fake version of Skype that surreptitiously sends
text messages to premium-rate numbers, racking up charges to the user and
revenue for the cybercriminals. By Mathew J. Schwartz · InformationWeek.
July 19, 2012 09:06 AM. Having a ...
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Microsoft: Fake Skype For Android App Linked To SMS Scams
Threatpost (blog)
Microsoft: Fake Skype For Android App Linked To SMS Scams. Share. Comment.
by Paul Roberts · Follow @paulfroberts. Microsoft researchers are warning
about a new Trojan horse program for Android mobile devices that sends out
premium SMS ...
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Are Flash Sales Still 'Fab'ulous?
Wall Street Journal
Venture capitalists, including Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, have
invested another $105 million in Fab.com Inc., a sign investors still see
potential in the business of luxury "flash sales" even as growth rates slow
and profits remain elusive. Enlarge Image ...
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Fab Raises Another $105 M. from a Skype Cofounder Just Seven Months
After ...
Betabeat
A scant seven months after Andreessen Horowitz "plowed" $40 million
into Fab at a $200 million valuation, the pivot-happy flash sales site for
design items just announced a massive Series C. The company closed a $105
million round led by Atomico, ...
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Skype bug sends messages to wrong contacts
ITWorld Canada
SAN FRANCISCO - Skype users who recently updated their instant messaging
service are being warned that a bug in the software can, in rare cases,
cause instant messages to be sent to the wrong contact. According to Skype,
the problem only occurs "when ...
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Was Skype reworked by Microsoft to make it easier to wiretap?
ITworld.com
Back in May, skype-open-source reported Skype, owned by Microsoft, had
replaced user-hosted P2P supernodes with Linux grsec systems hosted by
Microsoft. The shock wasn't that Microsoft is hosing Skype on Linux
servers, but that centralization makes it ...
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Skype calls instant-message privacy bug 'rare'
KVAL
The bug was first described in Skype's online support forums and reported
in various technology blogs. Skype says it occurs when a user's Skype
program crashes during an instant message session. In some cases, this can
lead to the last IM that person sent ...
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Local Guitar Teachers Turn To Skype For Lessons
NewsChannel5.com
by Chris Conte. SMYRNA, Tenn. - Lance Allen uses the iMac in his office to
help tune instruments and even send his students video feedback but now his
computer is helping bring his lessons to musicians who can't travel to the
music city. "We're actually ...
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Flash-Sale Site Fab.com Raises $105 Million
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The investment was led by Atomico, an international venture firm launched
by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, and values the company at $600
million, said people familiar with the matter. The investment triples the
value of the New York-based company ...
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Skype confirms 'rare' bug that sends messages to unintended ...
Only a handful of Skype users have reported this problem over at the
support forum, but what they're complaining about is pretty hair-raising.
They say.
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