Skype hacked?

There's a report that an unnamed Chinese company has developed software that can place calls over Skype's proprietary network. The software doesn't use Skype's Supernode peer-to-peer feature, which routes calls over computers and networks to relay calls--a feature that alarms system admins and has caused many businesses to ban Skype. On one hand, being able to bypass Supernode would be attractive to business customers. On the other hand, too many customers bypassing Supernode would degrade Skype's throughput.

For more information about the Skype hack:
- read this article on VNUnet.com