: Scammers use these terms to lure people into providing their own account credentials or personal information on fake sign-in pages .
: Some malicious tools may even install ransomware, locking you out of your device until a fee is paid. Known Skype Vulnerabilities Skype+hacker+activation+code
Historically, Skype has faced legitimate security issues that hackers exploited. These were fixed by Microsoft and did not involve "activation codes" for the public: : Scammers use these terms to lure people