Skype Accounts

A company secretary was looted of Rs 51,000 by a gang of fake Delhi Police and CBI officers after threatening her with arrest over a "money laundering case".

Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and "digital arrests" have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday.

The admin needs to just generate a free unique link with one click, share it with participants and begin the meeting.

Microsoft is also making it easier than ever for people to attend a video call. Users who do not have a Skype account can join a group video call.

The feature is available on the latest version of Skype on both Android and iOS platforms in 22 countries initially.

To start a guest conversation, users are required to start through Skype for Web but others can join in from Skype client on any platform.

The Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed credit on Wednesday for hacking into the social media accounts of Internet calling service Skype.

Skype has resolved a security bug that made it possible for hackers to steal accounts, the popular Internet phone service said.

Skype 6.0 will allow users to now sign in with their Facebook or Microsoft accounts, without the need to create a Skype account.

Microsoft is absorbing a $6.2 billion charge to reflect that one of the biggest deals in its 37-year history turned out to be a dud.

A company secretary was looted of Rs 51,000 by a gang of fake Delhi Police and CBI officers after threatening her with arrest over a "money laundering case".

Over 1,000 Skype IDs run by cross-border cybercriminals engaged in online intimidation, blackmail, extortion and "digital arrests" have been blocked by the government, according to an official statement on Tuesday.

The admin needs to just generate a free unique link with one click, share it with participants and begin the meeting.

Microsoft is also making it easier than ever for people to attend a video call. Users who do not have a Skype account can join a group video call.

The feature is available on the latest version of Skype on both Android and iOS platforms in 22 countries initially.

To start a guest conversation, users are required to start through Skype for Web but others can join in from Skype client on any platform.

The Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed credit on Wednesday for hacking into the social media accounts of Internet calling service Skype.

Skype has resolved a security bug that made it possible for hackers to steal accounts, the popular Internet phone service said.

Skype 6.0 will allow users to now sign in with their Facebook or Microsoft accounts, without the need to create a Skype account.

Microsoft is absorbing a $6.2 billion charge to reflect that one of the biggest deals in its 37-year history turned out to be a dud.