This is why i try to avoid using Skype

I was browsing some other server website today, and I found a topic about DDoS attack happening in that server, so I took a look and what I read shocks me.

DDos means Distributed Denial of Service. That means that one or multiple computers keep sending packets to a website/IP Address to shut them off temporarily.
May result in jail penalty, duration depends on severity of the attack

When you open a browser or anything that needs internet access; your IP is public for anyone to get. The IP is the key for a DDoS attack and it isn’t very hard to hide it.

9 times out of 10 the attackers will obtain your IP address from Skype, mainly because Skype’s security is low and you can obtain someones IP address by using a online website that gets it using their username (and some magic im not quite sure about) because Skype is such a common way to get IP addresses.

The majority of the time your IP will be obtained from your Skype, therefore try to name yourself something un-related to your in game Minecraft name, this should help a little bit.

Be careful of who you add on Skype, you don’t actually have to add people on Skype to be able to message them so if you are unsure about someone don’t add them, furthermore don’t join anyone’s Skype call or accept file transfers from people you don’t trust as both methods can be used to obtain your IP.

Not sure if those above details are true. I just copied and pasted from that website 😛

• This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by  DragonEngineer.