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Skype users warned of serious security problem - accounts can be hijacked with ease

by Graham Cluley on November 14, 2012 | 5 Comments
Skype users warned of serious security problem - accounts can be hijacked with ease

A serious security problem has been uncovered in Skype, which allows hackers to hijack accounts just by knowing users' email addresses.

Microsoft rushes out fix after hackers reset passwords to hack Hotmail accounts

by Graham Cluley on April 27, 2012 | 50 Comments
Microsoft rushes out fix after hackers change passwords to hack Hotmail accounts

Microsoft says it has fixed a serious vulnerability in Hotmail, that was allowing hackers to reset account passwords, locking out the account's real owner and giving attackers access to users' inboxes.

WordPress plugins Trojanised, spotted, fixed

by Paul Ducklin on June 22, 2011 | 7 Comments
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WordPress just announced that the source code for three plugins for its popular blog-hosting platform had been Trojanised. Fortunately, the malicious changes have now been removed. Find out what happened and how to fix it.