Skype calls instant-message privacy bug 'rare'

NEW YORK (AP) — Online calling service Skype has confirmed that a bug that has caused instant messages to be sent to the wrong contacts.

Skype, which is owned by Microsoft Corp., said in a statement Monday that only a “small number of users” are affected. It called the bug a “rare occurrence” but did not go into details about what caused it or exactly how many people were affected.