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Is this the breach that was detrimental to TeamViewer (but the articles says otherwise)? I used to love TeamViewer. It was so convenient and made life so much e
by syntaxing 7y ago
Is this the breach that was detrimental to TeamViewer (but the articles says otherwise)? I used to love TeamViewer. It was so convenient and made life so much easier to remote screen share. Allowed me to access my computer anywhere I needed, the latency was minimal, and it didn't require any port sharing. But the hack in 2016 was a good slap in the face reminder that any point of entry on a computer will be exploited...I got super lucky since my computer had a lock screen so they could not remote in. I would be super paranoid on the info that was leaked since they would scrub your saved passwords. I remember following the reddit post at that time and a bunch of people "bought" $1000 worth of Amazon and other gift cards unknowingly. I believe some people manage to transfer some money too. It was a PITA for a lot of people to dispute the charges too since it was from their computer!
- tgsovlerkhgsel 7y agoIt's unlikely that the two breaches are related. A government-backed breach will usually try to stay stealthy and will not burn their access by exploiting it for cybercrime. However, this confirms that TeamViewer should not be trusted to be open about security issues, so it's possible that there was a second breach that they either didn't notice, or also kept secret.