One of the users has revealed the terrible vulnerability of the program Skype, which allows without the knowledge of the interlocutor, to watch him. At risk people using the application on the Android operating system.
The user under the nickname Ponkers, who found the vulnerability, called it "a terrible dream" of people in the world who care about the privacy of their own personal life. To make your own project, the villain will need 2 devices on which it will enter the same account program. He calls that, who wants to follow and while going beeps, turns off the device from the Network. Called Android phone mechanically calls back, getting on 2nd, still connected to the Network device.
This one who was the victim of such a "call", may not even know that his phone got in touch with someone on Skype. However, this is not hacking, hacking, and about the call, you can see just looking at the screen. Also, the call history is saved in the program, and people will notice, with whom and when he contacted his phone.
Ponkers told that found the vulnerability, when used the phone on the Android operating system, but does not understand, whether it is to act with iOS or Windows Phone. Also, similar to the contact you are able to establish not always, but only in one case out of 3, quoted CNews user. News user on the forum Reddit immediately became the subject of discussion, commentators spoke about a similar dilemma on the famous gadgets Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 and PC. Some decided to uninstall Skype. It is reported that Microsoft has already contacted the user with a proposal for cooperation. |