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Skype Password Flaw Made Stealing Accounts Easy
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, by Ben WeitzenkornIt's not clear when Skype, which was bought out by Microsoft last year, first learned about the flaw. But the video- and voice-chat service took down its password reset page, temporarily mitigating the threat as the software company worked toward a more permanent solution.
"We have had reports of a new security vulnerability issue," Skype said in an earlier version of its statement. "As a precautionary step we have temporarily disabled password reset as we continue to investigate the issue further."