TeamViewer Falls Victim to Hacker Group Intrusion, User Safety Reportedly Uncompromised

The widely used remote control tool TeamViewer recently disclosed a new security incident, revealing that the company was breached by hackers through an unspecified method. Current evidence suggests that TeamViewer products and user data remain unaffected by this breach.

The attacking group, identified as APT29, also known as Cozy Bear, has previously launched multiple successful attacks against Microsoft, including the theft of some Microsoft product source codes.

On June 26, 2024, TeamViewer's security team detected anomalies within their internal IT environment. An immediate response was initiated, involving a renowned global cybersecurity expert team to investigate and implement necessary remedial actions.

TeamViewer has emphasized that its corporate internal IT environment operates independently from its product environment. There is no evidence so far to suggest that the product environment, which includes TeamViewer and its customer data, has been compromised. However, investigations are ongoing, with a primary focus on maintaining system integrity.

Interestingly, TeamViewer has set the new security announcement page to be unindexed by search engines, making it impossible for users to find this security announcement through search engines like Google. This move suggests TeamViewer might be aiming to limit the publicity of this security issue among its user base.

Given the current situation, it is unclear if the TeamViewer remote control tool itself is compromised. Users are advised to employ strong connection passwords and consider updating to newer passwords to avoid potential security risks.

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