As Skype shuts down, its legacy is end-to-end encryption for the masses
“Skype calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption,” Skype’s homepage read in 2004.
Skype is shutting down in May — these are the best alternatives
After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, ...
The slow death of Skype could finally come to an end this year
Skype, a pioneer of the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling and video conferencing, could finally be put on cold ice ...
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Microsoft Skype Hit By Alleged DDoS Attack, Causes Connectivity Challenges
Microsoft has confirmed an outage in its Skype offering, which caused connectivity issues earlier this week and is allegedly the result of a Distributed Denial of Service attack. Skype users ...
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Skype Bug Leaves Mac Users Vulnerable to Exploit: Updated
The severity of the issue has already been addressed by the Skype team, and should be fixed in a future update. In the meantime, a proof of concept reveals the need for caution with recent OS X ...
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Microsoft Says Skype will be Shut Down in May
The video calling service Skype, that has had hundreds of millions of users, will close in May 14th 2025, its owner Microsoft has said.
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The slow death of Skype could finally come to an end this year
Microsoft acquired Skype for a cool $8.5 billion back in 2011. The road ahead was riddled with some serious security hiccups and laggardness at innovation. In 2013, The Guardian reported on a top ...