Skype — Cyber Threats, Attacks & Incidents

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
6
occurrences
First Seen
January 22, 2026
Last Seen
June 17, 2026

Skype is a technology platform tracked across 3 threat clusters and 6 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed January 22, 2026; most recent activity June 17, 2026.

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • June 16 blog post — www.security.com · June 17, 2026
  • Crooks found a new way to collaborate using Teams – by hiding command-and — Theregister · June 16, 2026
  • DragonForce Ransomware Exploited Microsoft Teams to Hide in Attack Against Major Company — Infosecurity-Magazine · June 16, 2026
  • DragonForce Attackers Weaponize Microsoft Teams Relays to Stay Hidden — Security · June 16, 2026
  • Phishing Scams: How to Spot and Avoid Them — Privateinternetaccess · June 1, 2026
  • Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware — Techcrunch · January 22, 2026

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