Remote IT management provider TeamViewer says it has been hacked, allegedly by Russian state hackers from APT29

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Here is a thread on it: https://infosec.exchange/@jtig/112689665815283809

  • So far "there is no evidence to suggest that the product environment or customer data is affected," the company says on its website.
  • TeamViewer's internal IT environment is completely independent from its product environment, the firm adds.

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Any professional still using team viewer deserves this. I just feel sorry for all the novices that get caught up in this.

My professor made me install TeamViewer to our lab computers despite strong pushback from me, and perfectly functioning ssh access through the campus VPN. I can't wait to send this to him.

That could have been me a few years ago. I was still using teamviewer up until 2020 to connect to my desktop from my laptop. It's so handy.

Fortunately it was when I started learning about open-source solutions