Comment on GitHub IncidentparentComments−imran-iq3ySkype was also horribly insecure and leaked your IP which was a cause of a lot of folks in esports getting DDoS'd from it[0].0: https://blog.destiny.gg/protection-from-ddos-attacks/−giancarlostoro3yI remember this being a problem after Microsoft acquired it. You didnt even need to call someone to get their IP. You just needed a username.−charcircuit3ySkype resolvers definitely still worked post Microsoft acquisition.−giancarlostoro3yMy understanding is they were peer to peer originally, and after Microsoft they got rid of that and made it more centralized. I could be misremembering though.
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Skype was also horribly insecure and leaked your IP which was a cause of a lot of folks in esports getting DDoS'd from it[0].
0: https://blog.destiny.gg/protection-from-ddos-attacks/
I remember this being a problem after Microsoft acquired it. You didnt even need to call someone to get their IP. You just needed a username.
Skype resolvers definitely still worked post Microsoft acquisition.
My understanding is they were peer to peer originally, and after Microsoft they got rid of that and made it more centralized. I could be misremembering though.