Risk of user information leakage, caution is called on "Android version" Skype "

Although it is "Skype" which is gaining high popularity because it can use free internet calls on personal computers and mobile terminals, it is found that there is a danger of leakage of user information to the Android version and attention is called for Was revealed.

KDDI has also reduced the power consumption in the domestic version "Skype au"In addition to being adopted as a smartphone of the company, because it is delivered to Android smartphones of each company by the application distribution service" Android Market ", because it is" Skype "which users are expected to be few, There seems to be little influence.

Details of the demo that actually let out the contact list, etc. are as follows.Skype - Skype Security blog - Privacy vulnerability in Skype for Android

On Skype's official blog, attention is paid to the company's Android version "Skype".

This means that by installing some malicious third-party applications, Skype's user profile and instant message information, which is normally stored in an Android terminal and is not accessible, is read. A vulnerability related to permission (access authority) was discovered.

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A demo that actually installed a malicious application looks something like this.

YouTube - Vulnerability In Skype and Skype Video For Android


Especially without difficulty, all profiles such as e-mail address and telephone number are all visible.


Contact lists are also visible.


In addition, Skype Communications continues to develop for the release of the revised version, and in order to protect personal information, we also ask users to carefully install applications.