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Microsoft attacked by militia telematics battered Middle Eastern country: Skype will spy, accuse the Syrian geeks from Twitter, Facebook and blogs. No danger for users, responding Skype

Rome – The faceless organization known as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) strikes again, and this time the activity of the activists is directed against Skype VoIP service acquired by Microsoft warning to its users, SEA complaint, take care to get the message through channels “social” associated with the company.

cyber-activists have succeeded in SEA take control of Skype’s Twitter account and Facebook, as well as get their hands on the official blog of the corporation: the hijacking lasted a short time, however SEA could use those hours to spread messages and Skype anti-anti-Microsoft regarding changes VoIP technology to the system that make it easier to intercept communications between users.

SEA on Facebook called the netizens not to use the services of e-mail communication from Microsoft (Hotmail, Outlook) because the company “monitors accounts and sells off the data to governments”, the message was later deleted, and finally reposted organization of Skype Twitter account.SEA is not new to this kind of attacks against the giants of the Web and the Internet, and real-time communications (IM and, in particular) are just one of the “specialty” of the anti-system messages disseminated by activists in the Middle East.

The answer Skype action of disturbance of SEA is composed of: the company is liable to attack by cyber-activists phlegmatically reassuring users about the security of user data and apologizing for the hassle, confirming the early restoration of the legitimate owner of the account attached quickly.

Alfonso Maruccia