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That's very scary. Your system might be compromised. If I were you I would immediately stop using that system, and reset all important passwords from a differen

by _nalply 10y ago

That's very scary. Your system might be compromised. If I were you I would immediately stop using that system, and reset all important passwords from a different and preferably new system. Then perhaps restart the possibly compromised system and log network activity and look for suspicious activty, but that's dangerous.

zifnab06 10y ago
It's normal. I've had multiple friends (all incredibly technically competent people) have their Skype accounts broken in to. I've heard the same story multiple times: no third p as try applications have access, randomized password stored in KeePass/LastPass/1password. We've all done to the conclusion that Skype's infrastructure had some sort of security hole/backdoor.
- jpalomaki 10y ago
  If you have connected Skype and Microsoft Account you can also login with the Microsoft account.
  - _nalply 10y ago
    And is this a good idea?
    - jpalomaki 10y ago
      Just pointing out that even if your Skype password is random, secure and not shared with any other service, somebody could gain access via this mechanism.
- Keverw 10y ago
  It seems like everyday someone on Skype I know gets hacked. This has been going on for the past 2 years. I have am old account I don't use anymore, and haven't logged into years but friended my new account back when I made a new one. My old account I haven't logged into for years just messaged me out of the blue with a random link. Contacted Skype and support is pretty useless. I got a feeling that their own database has been hacked at this point. Just seems so strange for so many people being hacked. Happens enough, even the Verge wrote a article about it. http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13561024/microsoft-skype-baidu-linkedin-hack http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13561024/microsoft-skype-b...
jackweirdy 10y ago
What was strange was that I was on a train at the time out of WiFi range, and I don't store my Skype password on my phone. So it's not like there was a device with malware sending messages through Skype from my laptop as it couldn't reach the internet. It's possible I had e.g. a keylogger but that wouldn't explain why only Skype was compromised.

by _nalply 10y ago

zifnab06 10y ago

It's normal. I've had multiple friends (all incredibly technically competent people) have their Skype accounts broken in to. I've heard the same story multiple times: no third p as try applications have access, randomized password stored in KeePass/LastPass/1password. We've all done to the conclusion that Skype's infrastructure had some sort of security hole/backdoor.

jpalomaki 10y ago
If you have connected Skype and Microsoft Account you can also login with the Microsoft account.
- _nalply 10y ago
  And is this a good idea?
  - jpalomaki 10y ago
    Just pointing out that even if your Skype password is random, secure and not shared with any other service, somebody could gain access via this mechanism.
Keverw 10y ago
It seems like everyday someone on Skype I know gets hacked. This has been going on for the past 2 years. I have am old account I don't use anymore, and haven't logged into years but friended my new account back when I made a new one. My old account I haven't logged into for years just messaged me out of the blue with a random link. Contacted Skype and support is pretty useless. I got a feeling that their own database has been hacked at this point. Just seems so strange for so many people being hacked. Happens enough, even the Verge wrote a article about it. http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13561024/microsoft-skype-baidu-linkedin-hack http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13561024/microsoft-skype-b...

jackweirdy 10y ago

What was strange was that I was on a train at the time out of WiFi range, and I don't store my Skype password on my phone. So it's not like there was a device with malware sending messages through Skype from my laptop as it couldn't reach the internet. It's possible I had e.g. a keylogger but that wouldn't explain why only Skype was compromised.