O Skype respondeu via Twitter, dizendo que eles investigaram e descobriram o erro. Ele será consertado através de uma atualização em breve, mas se você precisa do Skype agora, basta seguir estas instruções:
Windows
- If the Skype icon is displayed in the system tray at the bottom right of the screen, right-click it and select Quit.
- Click Start, type "run" and press Enter. (On Windows XP: Click Start and then Run.)
- Type "%appdata%\skype" and click OK.
- Locate and delete the file shared.xml. The file may be displayed as shared if file extensions are not displayed by default on your computer.
- If you cannot find this file:
- Click Start, type "run" and press Enter. (On Windows XP: Click Start and then Run.)
- Type "control folders" and click OK.
- In the View tab, ensure that Show hidden files and folders is enabled.
- Repeat the instructions from the beginning.
- Restart Skype.
Mac
- Open Finder and locate the following folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Skype
- Delete the file shared.xml.
- Restart Skype.
Linux
- Go to the following folder: /home/YourLinuxUserName/.Skype
- Delete the file shared.xml.
- Restart Skype.
Fonte: SKYPE BLOG