Washington, Jan 4
Internet calling and messaging service Skype said that user data is safe after the Syrian Electronic Army momentarily took control of the company's Twitter feed and Facebook page.
The SEA, a group of hackers who support Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched a cyberattack Wednesday to protest against Skype owner Microsoft's cooperation with the National Security Agency's mass surveillance efforts.
"Don't use Microsoft emails (hotmail, outlook), they are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the governments. More details soon. #SEA," read a message posted on Skype's official Twitter feed.
Though Skype quickly regained control of its accounts on social networks and its blog, the hackers had time to send several messages.
By:IANS