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Skype Twitter account hacked, anti-Microsoft status retweeted more than 8,000 times

02

Jan

2014

Skype is starting 2014 with a security issue of its own. It appears the official Skype Twitter account has been compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army. The most recent fake tweet advises Skype’s three million followers to avoid Microsoft’s email services. Dont use Microsoft emails(hotmail,outlook), they are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the […]

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Glendale hacker gets five years in a sextortiona case, blames depression and marijuana for crimes

10

Dec

2013

A Glendale man who admitted hacking into hundreds of Facebook, Skype and email accounts, then coerced women to strip for him by threatening to release nude or embarrassing photos he found on their computers, was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.

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Chronology of a Skype attack

20

Nov

2013

Massive malware attacks have a huge impact on users. First of all, such attacks leave them vulnerable and unprotected. Secondly, they show the ability of cybercriminals to re-use old techniques that continue to ensnare thousands of users. By the middle of May, users around the world started to receive messages from their contacts through different […]

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Skype Twitter account hacked, anti-Microsoft status retweeted more than 8,000 times

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