Skype today discussed above, a security vulnerability discovered last week in app for Android and has implemented a new version, which should protect your data. security flaw could have exposed sensitive information such as your name, position, e-mail, chat logs, phone numbers and other malicious software to third parties.
Skype President Information Security Officer, Adrian Asher, broadcast an e-mail to users regarding the exposure of security.
After a weekend to develop and test, we've updated a new version of Skype for Android application on Android Market, which contains a fix for the vulnerability reported to us on Friday. Please upgrade to this version as soon as possible to protect your information.
We had reported no such 3rd party applications developed using malicious directory information through Skype and Android devices will continue to monitor closely. You can be assured that we take your privacy and security very seriously and we apologize for any inconvenience may have caused this problem.
This update also brings Skype calls to U.S. customers on 3G data connections. This provides users with all U.S. carriers to make calls over Skype, which was permitted only to Verizon.
Skype President Information Security Officer, Adrian Asher, broadcast an e-mail to users regarding the exposure of security.
After a weekend to develop and test, we've updated a new version of Skype for Android application on Android Market, which contains a fix for the vulnerability reported to us on Friday. Please upgrade to this version as soon as possible to protect your information.
We had reported no such 3rd party applications developed using malicious directory information through Skype and Android devices will continue to monitor closely. You can be assured that we take your privacy and security very seriously and we apologize for any inconvenience may have caused this problem.
This update also brings Skype calls to U.S. customers on 3G data connections. This provides users with all U.S. carriers to make calls over Skype, which was permitted only to Verizon.
