A vulnerability in Skype mobile apps can be exploited by attackers to discover a user’s IP address – a piece of information that may endanger individuals whose physical security depends on their general location remaining secret. The vulnerability The security vulnerability has been discovered by a security researcher named Yossi, who privately reported it to Microsoft and and demonstrated its effective exploitation to reporter Joseph Cox. Vulnerability specifics have not been publicly shared since it … More
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