Items tagged with two-step-verification
Skype is having security troubles again. According to great big red flag raised by a user on the Skype community forums, Skype accounts are extremely vulnerable--through Skype’s own support system. The user, Ximer, said on the forum that anyone can steal your Skype account with very little to go on; specifically, all one needs is 3-5 of your contacts on Skype; an email you’ve used on Skype at some point; and your first and last name. He notes that his account wasn’t “hacked” per se; it was simply stolen, using basic information to dupe Skype support into verifying the account’s ownership. And it happened to him multiple times in one day. And the thief (or thieves)...
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