Skype "hacks"

[DiscoveryGC Admins]

There's recently been a new wave of skype account intrusions.



If you receive this kind of message, do not click on the link and warn the user through different means if available.

We stress on the necessity to use secure passwords. This kind of intrusion can happen if you use the same password on several websites and your data ends up stolen due to an intrusion on the host. Over the years we've seen unprecented intrusions, like when hackers stole 150 millions accounts from Adobe, 6.5 millions from LinkedIn and so on. These intrusions revealed most of these entities used weak security policies and put YOU in risk.

The most important of all accounts you may ever have, your email account, -must- use a secure and unique password. Two-step authentification is highly recommended for your email account as well.

There are a lot of ways to secure your accounts out there, such as KeePassX (https://www.keepassx.org/).
In this era where everything is bound to be digital, securing your data is a top priority.

- The Administration