Skype has been cracked !
I just leave a few days in China and when I’m back Skype is cracked by a Chinese compani called Vozin Communication… China is going too fast ! It’s not a verified information… but that might be true ! Anyway check the explication of the Skype Supernode Technology :
SKYPE’s SUPERNODE Technology
“Without being too technical, each Skype client is always connected to a SuperNode (any Skype client can become a SuperNode, the SuperNode is acting as a hub). SuperNodes are always on routable open IP addresses. When a call is set up the established TCP connection with the SuperNode is used to signal that a call is coming. Dependent on the firewall status of the client the data stream is set up either as UDP (if firewall allows) or in worse case as outgoing TCP which is almost always allowed. If both clients
are only allowed to do outgoing TCP calls are routed through another peer.”In other words you get to know there is a call for you and you make the outgoing connection to a known supernode to meet the call…
Source: The REGISTER
Skype has sent this statement, “Skype is aware of the claim made by a small group of Chinese engineers that they have reverse engineered Skype software. We have no evidence to suggest that this is true. Even if it was possible to do this, the software code would lack the feature set and reliability of Skype which is enjoyed by over 100m users today. Moreover, no amount of reverse engineering would threaten Skype’s cryptographic security or integrity.”
From Russia with love… Did Russian Hackers overtake in effect Chinese Hackers in the race to reverse engineer the Skype.exe ? This time it’s not a hoax or an unfulfilled promise. Here is the QtSkype4.exe. see http://www.skype-watch.com or http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/10/from_russia_wit.html
jan geirnaert | tropicaljantie
8 Oct 06 at 4:34 pm