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Skype fixes e-mail security flaw

Apparently, the issue has been fixed

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[UPDATE:14/11/2012@15:28GMT]
Early this morning we were notified of user concerns surrounding the security of the password reset feature on our website. This issue affected some users where multiple Skype accounts were registered to the same email address. We suspended the password reset feature temporarily this morning as a precaution and have made updates to the password reset process today so that it is now working properly. We are reaching out to a small number of users who may have been impacted to assist as necessary. Skype is committed to providing a safe and secure communications experience to our users and we apologize for the inconvenience.

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reply to Name Game
Good it was fixed. That was a nasty one

Cudni

reply to Name Game
Skype warned in August of email flaws

~ Russian coder has dated chat transcript showing he warned accounts could be set up without email verification ~

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Skype was warned in August by a Russian programmer about a vulnerability closely linked to the one the company admits has been exploited to hijack peoples' accounts using their email addresses

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