Skype bug breaks app with simple eight-character text string

Glitch causes Skype apps on iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows to crash and permanently lock up Microsoft’s Skype chat service is vulnerable to a simple booby-trapped text message that causes the app to enter a crash loop that permanently breaks the app on iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows.
Reminiscent of Apple’s iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac crash bug, the Skype vulnerability is caused by a much simpler and more common text string “http://:”. Continue reading...