Spontaneous human combustion: Skype to blame?
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Paying for the pipes Analysis A Voice over IP service was to blame for a man in Massachusetts bursting into flames at the weekend.â¦
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Many people have experienced the phenomenon of receiving a telephone call from someone shortly after thinking about them -- now a scientist says he has proof of what he calls telephone telepathy.
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(InfoWorld) - Computer security analysts are studying reports of a worm that may be circulating via a feature in Skype's popular VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service. Security vendor Websense said the worm spreads through Skype's chat feature. Users receive a message asking them to download a file called "sp.exe." The executable is a Trojan horse that can steal passwords. If a user runs the Trojan it triggers another set of code to spread itself. The first infected PCs appeared in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Korea, Websense reported on its blog on Tuesday. It said it was still investigating the issue. Not all security experts were in agreement, however. F-Secure received a sample of the worm and determined that it did not, in fact, target Skype, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer. "What's clear is, there's no massive worm outbreak with Skype at the moment," Hypponen said. "We are following the situation." The SANS Internet Storm Center said it was "hearing some details of a new worm spreading via Skype IM" and asked for more information in a posting on its site. Websense said the executable appears to be encrypted with NTKrnl Secure Suite Packer, a polymorphic encryption program that makes files look unique to different detection engines. The original site that hosted the code is not serving it any more, Websense said. Â
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A scientific study shows that audio spam, or spit, will be a new headache for Internet users. The study is carried out by a Maryland-based technology company, China Radio International reported Monday.
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Skype users should be wary of a new worm that is making its way through the network via the application's chat feature, the company said Monday.
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First person: What's a telecommuter to do when the Web telephony service vanishes?
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The world didn't end and most calls and messages got through, but the high volume of texting and cellphone calls resulted in a lot of bounce-backs. In a real crisis, this could mean real trouble.
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bulk messages clogging instant-messaging accounts. AOL and its Anti-Spam Alliance partners -- EarthLink, Microsoft, and Yahoo
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Researchers find that men who place portable computers on their laps are inadvertently raising the temperature of their scrotums -- and possibly damaging their sperm. By Amit Asaravala.
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Social networking site adds Skype service
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VOIP service Skype is warning users about a Windows worm that spreads through the Skype's chat service, posing as a legitimate chat message.
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Private videos seem to be escaping to the internet in droves. Do we care? In Sex Drive Daily.
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The Clinton campaign has complained about them. So has Mitt Romney. Plenty of voters have vented, too. Those sometimes nasty and annoying recorded political phone calls known as "robo-calls" can drive people nuts Â and states are trying to crack down on them.
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Â· Arsonist may be among hundreds interviewedÂ· Experts say speed of blaze rules out accidental cause
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New study points out the potential hazards of long-term mobile phone use.
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By Jon Van  Those amusing YouTube video clips that Internet users send to friends gooble up large chunks of bandwidth and may cause the net to crash, some elements of the telecom industry warn.
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Password-stealing Trojan horse may--or may not--be targeting popular VoIP feature.