Skype hit by T9000 malware threat that can record video and text chats

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Palo Alto Networks uncovers new security threat to Microsoft's Skype service

A new Trojan dubbed T9000 that can record video calls, audio calls and chat messages on Skype has been uncovered by researchers at Palo Alto Networks. The security company said that the threat i...

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