Although we cannot determine precisely how many users may have been affected by this error, we believe the number is small given the very specific circumstances under which the error occurs. The hotfix addresses an issue that occurs only when a user's Skype client crashes during a Skype IM session, which may in some cases result in the last IM entered or sent prior to the crash being delivered to a different IM contact after the Skype client is rebooted or logged in as a new user. Here's what Skype had to say about the release: The versions you want to upgrade to are Skype 5.10.0.116 for Windows, Skype 5.

The affected versions are as follows: Skype 5.10 for Windows, Skype 5.8 for Mac, Skype 4.0 for Linux, and Skype 1.2 for Windows Phone. When I inquired about the others, it turned out that the Linux version has also already been patched. The blog post is filed under Windows and I was told this hotfix is already out. Today, the company has started releasing patches for the software on the Skype Garage blog in a post titled 'Hotfix for multiple Skype clients.' Get the latest version of Skype from here: /go/getskype. Sometimes it was just a few messages, while other times it was a whole conversation. Yesterday Microsoft confirmed a bug in Skype where instant messages were being sent to the wrong person from their contact list