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He then chased up the matter with the friend in question who informed him that no activity had been present from his account.

Appreciating that something was amiss, the “window was closed before the page was loaded”. The communication was in the form of a shortened link, which once clicked directed the individual to a Russian domain. The opening post in the discussion notes how one user received a link from a friend whom they “don’t normally” Skype with. This advice comes on the back of users first highlighting the issue on Skype’s official online community forum three weeks ago, which has drawn attention to the possible security flaw. Microsoft has urged all Skype users to change their passwords, following user reports that spoof messages have been sent from their accounts without permission, reports The Register.

Skype users have been advised by Microsoft to change their passwords following reports that ‘spoofed’ messages are being sent without user permission.