Skype flaw can track users’ location and P2P activity

Security researchers have found a security flaw in Skype. The flaw found several properties of Skype that can track not only a users' locations over time, but also their P2P file activity. The researchers also found that "even when a user blocks callers or connects from behind a Network Address Translation (NAT), it does not prevent the privacy risk" said the researchers. The research concluded that a user can initiate a Skype call, block some packets and quickly terminate the call to obtain an unsuspecting person's IP address without alerting them with ringing or pop-up window. Users

Hakin9 Extra – Rootkit 06/2011

Rootkits Hidden in Hardware of PC by Anibal Sacco Let's think like an attacker for a second. There are multiple applications dedicated to find malicious code both in user and in kernel space. So new places have to be found to deploy your code while keeping it stealthy. TDSS aka TDL - Chronology by Eugene Melnichenko An attempt could have been made to reconcile the inconsistencies shown above; however, the rootkit uses several kernel threads to check if rootkit hooks are present and to restore them if required. How to Write a Good Rootkit: a Different Approach by Valerio Lupi You can hide your startup