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Skype users are currently experiencing issues around the world, with users reporting that they are getting signed out of their Skype account automatically. When attempting to access Skype website, users are given "We're unable to complete your request" errors or other messages stating that the company is aware of the problem and are working on restoring access.
Microsoft has released the November 2020 non-security Microsoft Office updates with performance enhancements and fixes for known issues impacting Windows Installer editions of Office 2016 products. Four of the Office November 2020 non-security updates apply to the entire Microsoft Office 2016 software suite, while five others address issues impacting standalone Office products like Word, Project, and Visio.
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature in Microsoft Edge that integrates Skype's Meet now video conferencing feature on the new tab page, also known as NTP. With this new feature, Microsoft aims to help consumers relying on video conferencing to get in touch with coworkers, friends, and relatives without creating a Skype or Microsoft account. Last month, Microsoft added the Skype Meet feature to Windows 10 preview builds and the same feature is now rolling out to Microsoft Edge.
Remote workers are being warned of a new phishing campaign targeting their Skype passwords. The phishing emails look "Eerily similar" to a legitimate Skype notification alert, according to a report released by Cofense on Thursday.
Cybercriminals are increasingly peddling booby-trapped version of popular apps such as Skype and Signal that contain surveillanceware. Apurva Kumar, security intelligence engineer at Lookout, said that one such surveillanceware family that's been spotted using this tactic is Monokle, a sophisticated set of custom Android surveillanceware.
Popular conferencing apps have become a major cybercrime lure during the COVID-19 work-from-home era - and Skype is the undisputed leader when it comes to being impersonated by malicious downloads, researchers have found. An April analysis from Kaspersky uncovered a total of 120,000 suspicious malware and adware packages in the wild masquerading as versions of the video calling app.
Following reports about text transcriptions of live Skype calls being vetted by humans, meaning that sensitive conversations could have been bugged, Microsoft says it's moved its human grading of Cortana and Skype recordings into "Secure facilities", none of which are in China. On Friday, The Guardian published a report after talking to a former Microsoft contractor who lived in Beijing and transcribed thousands of audio recordings from Skype and the company's Cortana voice assistant - all with little cybersecurity protection, either from hackers or from potential interception by the government.
The EU will relaunch its deadlocked effort to more closely regulate internet phone and message services such as WhatsApp, Skype and Messenger, a top bloc official said on Tuesday. read more
A Skype Translator insider claims it's good because humans are listening in and helping to train its artificial intelligence.
More than half (55%) of PC applications installed worldwide are out-of-date, making PC users and their personal data vulnerable to security risks. Avast’s PC Trends Report 2019 found that users...