Skype warnt user vor bösartigen apps

So wie es aussieht hat skype wohl ein großes Sicherheitsproblem und warnt die eigenen Nutzer vor bösartigen Apps aus dem android market, welche die Daten der Benutzer stehlen können.

hier der original Text aus der versendeten e-mail:

Thank you for downloading and using the Skype for Android software. Unfortunately, it has come to our attention that if you were to install a malicious third-party application onto your Android device, it could access the locally stored Skype for Android files. These files include cached profile information and your instant message chat history.

We take our users’ privacy very seriously and are working quickly to protect you from this vulnerability, including securing the file permissions on the Skype for Android application. This update will be available shortly and as always we urge you to install updates to benefit from our continuous fixes and improvements.

Until the update is released, to protect your personal information, we advise that you as always take care when selecting which applications to download and install onto your device from the Android Marketplace.

— geändert am 16.04.2011, 14:20:03