Skype halts password resets after hacking alert

Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire

Skype has removed the password reset option for users, after internet bloggers revealed that it made accounts impossibly easy to hack. All the criminals needed was the email address assigned to your Skype account, and they could change the password and lock you out.

So should you be worried?
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