LinkedIn,, MySpace and many other websites. This wouldn’t be surprising, lately there has been a lot of news that hackers sell billions of user accounts from e.g. In this case TeamViewer suspects that the hacked users used the same password for TeamViewer and a hacked service. When any of these are hacked and the passwords are obtained, hackers gain access to all services where the user uses the same password. According to the company the culprit is ‘careless’ use of the software, especially because users use the same password on multiple services. The hacked computers were used to make fraudulent purchases, users complain. Earlier this week, the TeamViewer network also went offline for a couple of hours.ĭespite all the uproar, TeamViewer denies there is anything wrong with its software and hasn’t found any security breach. TeamViewer also confirmed The Hacker News that the reported breach is not anyhow connected to another hacking event happened in May 2016 when TeamViewer users claimed that hackers emptied their bank accounts by exploiting a flaw in the software.Īlso, in a press release published at that time, TeamViewer claimed that neither the company was hacked nor there was a security hole instead, it blamed users for carelessly using the software.Users of the remote desktop software TeamViewer complain on Twitter and Reddit that their computers are hacked through the software. "Out of an abundance of caution, TeamViewer conducted a comprehensive audit of its security architecture and IT infrastructure subsequently and further strengthened it with appropriate measures." An expert team of internal and external cyber security researchers, working together closely with the responsible authorities, successfully fended off the attack and with all available means of IT forensics found no evidence that customer data or other sensitive information had been stolen, that customer computer systems had been infected or that the TeamViewer source code had been manipulated, stolen or misused in any other way." Our systems detected the suspicious activities in time to prevent any major damage.
"In autumn 2016, TeamViewer was target of a cyber-attack. For this reason, we continuously invest in the advancement of our IT security and cooperate closely with globally renowned institutions in this field." "Like many technology leaders, TeamViewer is frequently confronted with attacks by cyber criminals. Here's complete statement TeamViewer shared with The Hacker News: TeamViewer also said both their team and the responsible authorities at that time found no evidence that customer data was stolen, or computer systems of its customers were infected.
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