Mass-Hacking of TeamViewer Accounts – How to Confirm If You’re a Victim

Last week, a number TeamViewer users complained online that their accounts were breached. From PC hijacking to accounts being used for making purchases, there was a stream of user complaints. TeamViewer, however, persisted that it wasn’t attacked and that user accounts were being hacked due to their careless password practices. Turns out the company which supplies remote desktop and control systems, has suffered from a breach (it still doesn’t admit) that resulted in mass-hacking of user accounts. Wondering whether you have also been affected? Read on to find more details on how to confirm if your account is being accessed by hackers.

TeamViewer hack affects a “significant” number of users

Blaming the account breaches on the latest password dumps that have come from LinkedIn, MySpace and Tumblr resulting in over half a billion of leaked passwords, TeamViewer said that its users were being hacked thanks to their careless password practices.

As you have probably heard, there have been unprecedented large scale data thefts on popular social media platforms and other web service providers. Unfortunately, credentials stolen in these external breaches have been used to access TeamViewer accounts, as well as other services.

We are appalled by the behaviour of cyber criminals and are disgusted by their actions towards TeamViewer users. They have taken advantage of common use of the same account information across multiple services to cause damage.

Link to article: http://wccftech.com/teamviewer-hack-how-to-check-if-you-are-affected/