Major Security Issue on Android - Incomming video call was automatically received

Hi all, today I encountered a major security bug. My phone was on the table, several meters away from me, facing up. When I walked past it, I saw that I have a video call which was accepted somehow automatically by skype on my mobile phone. It was my friend and he confirmed that he was able to hear and see everything for more than a minute. Is this a known bug? This is something major. Kind regards,GD

Some previous Android skype versions had a severe security bug, see this: http://community.skype.com/t5/Android/Automatical-calls/td-p/3806053 However, it should be gone if you have a somewhat new version; unless a new bug has surfaced.

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