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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Password successfully changed skype email scam [Phishing Attack]

Password successfully changed skype email scam [Phishing Attack]

Attacker find a smart trick to theft people's skype password, for this attackers send an email with this subject Password Successfully changed.
Obviously, you can't prevent your self to open this email, while in actually, you can't changed your skype account password and you followed the emailrestore password link, which leads you to Skype Phishing Page and ask to submit your current details on the phishing page. Below is the Skype Password successfully Changed Phishing Email,
The email looking very legitimate because attackers are using same formating with skype logos. But don't be trap on their attack, Skype never ask you to restore password on their password changed email, below isoriginal skype password successfully changed email.

Check the differences between both original and fake emails and you can easily understand the intentions of attackers, means steal skype password.
What to Do?
Here, I am not saying ignore this email. By checking above screenshot you have enough idea that skype never asked you for your password via email. If you received this type of malicious email or want to change the password/restore password then go to direct skype website and then followed the necessary steps, instead of any other email link.
For more information about the skype security you can check the skype Security page for Protecting your online safety, security and privacy.
[via: Hoax-slayer]

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