Skype Security Problem Allows "Silent Calls" and Links Bittorrent Users to Skype Accounts
Posted by Stefan • Tuesday, November 1. 2011 • Category: InSecurity
As www.torrentfreak.com writes (original research paper included there) researchers proved that it is possible to call Skype users (even those who aren't on your contact list) without those users noticing. By using firewall rules they can initiate a call but the Skype client on the callee's side won't ring or otherwise show any activity. Furthermore they prove, that the obtained IP address can be linked to public data from BitTorrent trackers to link the respective Skype account to downloads via BitTorrent. As the researchers write, they tried to disclose the security hole responsibly and informed Skype about the problem months ago, but Skype did not do anything about it, so they went public.
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