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Skype Fixes Flaw Allowing Easy Account Hijack
Skype has fixed a flaw that allowed a hacker to hijack legitimate accounts using only the account owner's email address. The issue was a hole in the process for resetting a user's password, said Brian Laing, director of U.S. marketing and products at AhnLab. "This is something Skype should not have allowed."
Skype on Wednesday fixed a vulnerability that allowed users' accounts to be hijacked using the password reset process.
The vulnerability was published two months ago on the Russian site Xeksec.
Skype has fixed the problem by updating the password reset process.
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Skype Fixes Flaw Allowing Easy Account Hijack
Skype has fixed a flaw that allowed a hacker to hijack legitimate accounts using only the account owner's email address. The issue was a hole in the process for resetting a user's password, said Brian Laing, director of U.S. marketing and products at AhnLab. "This is something Skype should not have allowed."
Skype on Wednesday fixed a vulnerability that allowed users' accounts to be hijacked using the password reset process.
The vulnerability was published two months ago on the Russian site Xeksec.
Skype has fixed the problem by updating the password reset process.
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