Emoji Kitten Denial Of Service Attack Continues to Haunt Skype
Emoji kittens are the latest trouble mongers in the string of Skype vulnerabilities discovered over the past 3 years. Presently, most small and medium scale enterprises rely on Skype for business communication. In fact, there is no dearth of Multinationals that count on Skype Businesses, in order to connect with their counterparts. What is Emoji Kittens? The Emoji Kittens is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack that is easy to launch and does not require any specialized skills, after a successful launch, this attack can render the Skype application non-responsive. For how long? Well, that depends on the gravity and duration of the attack. According to SEC, this attack would “cause a client’s CPU usage to go through the roof”. So, this increase in the processor’s usage causes it to hang. The foremost threat associated with this DoS attack is its simplicity and the fact that it does not require any specialized IT skills to jam up a board meeting. On the contrary, it is as s...