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    • RamblingBiped
      RamblingBiped @Nic last edited by

      @Nic said in Teamviewer hacked:

      @RamblingBiped might be that they don't have all the info yet - who knows?

      I was also being somewhat sarcastic... 😄 I also think the link I posted might be dated (May 23rd) and referencing a different incident.

      I'm glad I don't use their product...

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      • Nic
        Nic @RamblingBiped last edited by

        @RamblingBiped said in Teamviewer hacked:

        @Nic said in Teamviewer hacked:

        @RamblingBiped might be that they don't have all the info yet - who knows?

        I was also being somewhat sarcastic... 😄 I also think the link I posted might be dated (May 23rd) and referencing a different incident.

        I'm glad I don't use their product...

        Ah, missed your sarcasm - you should have used the /s tag 🙂

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        • gjacobse
          gjacobse last edited by gjacobse

          I haven't used them in a bit,.. but I do have it installed on a system or two. I'll have to keep watch on this...

          ETA: My hope system is generally off at night,.. But It is now uninstalled.

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          • gjacobse
            gjacobse @gjacobse last edited by gjacobse


            “I was using a strong password that was unique to TeamViewer and they still got in and cleaned out my bank account. They logged in and used ChromePass to see my passwords stored in Chrome.” says ShatteredAutumn, a Reddit user.
            Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3156809/teamviewer-accounts-hacked-thousands-of-customers-vulnerable/#cl06II3F3GWPC2hE.99


            This is why I generally do not store any password for any site in my browser. I feel that even it' is not safe.

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            • RamblingBiped
              RamblingBiped @Nic last edited by RamblingBiped

              @Nic said in Teamviewer hacked:

              The Register is calling them out on Twitter:
              https://twitter.com/TheRegister/status/738093006574653440

              The interaction between the two is entertaining and disturbing... It's been over a half an hour and no response as to why they don't have an updated explanation to the compromised accounts and DNS redirection to China...

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              • KyleCaminita
                KyleCaminita last edited by

                i wonder if the team viewer that intigrates with the GFI, now solar winds, MSP package is affected. i dont have a tv login. it auto generates a tvcontrol file from the gfi console. ugh

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller @KyleCaminita last edited by

                  @KyleCaminita said in Teamviewer hacked:

                  i wonder if the team viewer that intigrates with the GFI, now solar winds, MSP package is affected. i dont have a tv login. it auto generates a tvcontrol file from the gfi console. ugh

                  Have not heard but I bet that it did as the central system would be shared most likely.

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                    marcinozga last edited by

                    I had 2 FA enabled, so I wonder if my account was compromised. If they gained access on TV end, it probably was, if there was a hack of course.

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                    • Nic
                      Nic @marcinozga last edited by

                      @marcinozga said in Teamviewer hacked:

                      I had 2 FA enabled, so I wonder if my account was compromised. If they gained access on TV end, it probably was, if there was a hack of course.

                      People are reporting being hacked even with 2FA on, which would tend to suggest that.

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                      • J
                        Jason Banned last edited by

                        Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

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                        • Dashrender
                          Dashrender last edited by

                          LOL - the oldest trick, well.. you know.

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                          • RamblingBiped
                            RamblingBiped last edited by

                            I uninstalled Teamviewer from all my systems at home anyway. Their lack of adequate response doesn't necessarily instill faith...

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                            • Kelly
                              Kelly @Jason last edited by

                              @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                              Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                              That is the official TV line, but since people with 2FA were compromised it doesn't ring true to me.

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                                Jason Banned @Kelly last edited by

                                @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                                That is the official TV line, but since people with 2FA were compromised it doesn't ring true to me.

                                But none of the reports are Verified. Just random people posting about it..

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                                • JaredBusch
                                  JaredBusch @Jason last edited by

                                  @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                  @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                  @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                  Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                                  That is the official TV line, but since people with 2FA were compromised it doesn't ring true to me.

                                  But none of the reports are Verified. Just random people posting about it..

                                  I have not seen any posted proof of a hack.

                                  I believe something happened, yes.

                                  I do not know what though.

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                                  • scottalanmiller
                                    scottalanmiller @Jason last edited by

                                    @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                    Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                                    "Supposedly", but at this point someone is lying... either all the people saying that they were hacked or Teamviewer. It might be either, but there are not directly conflicting statements.

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                                    • Kelly
                                      Kelly @Jason last edited by

                                      @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                      @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                      @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                      Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                                      That is the official TV line, but since people with 2FA were compromised it doesn't ring true to me.

                                      But none of the reports are Verified. Just random people posting about it..

                                      http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/01/teamviewer_mass_breach_report/

                                      At least one person has a verified online identity, and would have a great deal to lose being outed as lying about a TV breach.

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                                      • JaredBusch
                                        JaredBusch @Kelly last edited by JaredBusch

                                        @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                        @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                        @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                        @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                        Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                                        That is the official TV line, but since people with 2FA were compromised it doesn't ring true to me.

                                        But none of the reports are Verified. Just random people posting about it..

                                        http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/01/teamviewer_mass_breach_report/

                                        At least one person has a verified online identity, and would have a great deal to lose being outed as lying about a TV breach.

                                        You mean the Twitch streamer named Doug? I clicked through that link to his profile yesterday. Not all that big of a deal with only 100 followers. So how much does he stand to lose?

                                        He did not post anything solid about this, as linked by the article at least. His twitter lists him as a casual streamer. https://twitter.com/goombamunki

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                                        • J
                                          Jason Banned @JaredBusch last edited by

                                          @JaredBusch said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                          @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                          @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                          @Kelly said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                          @Jason said in Teamviewer hacked:

                                          Supposedly wasn't hacked. was just reusing password people had else where that were already stolen.

                                          That is the official TV line, but since people with 2FA were compromised it doesn't ring true to me.

                                          But none of the reports are Verified. Just random people posting about it..

                                          http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/01/teamviewer_mass_breach_report/

                                          At least one person has a verified online identity, and would have a great deal to lose being outed as lying about a TV breach.

                                          You mean the Twitch streamer named Doug? I clicked through that link to his profile yesterday. Not all that big of a deal with only 100 followers. So how much does he stand to lose?

                                          He did not post anything solid about this, as linked by the article at least. His twitter lists him as a casual streamer. https://twitter.com/goombamunki

                                          And he might even gain more people just from the publicity of it.. so it's a win/win for him.

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                                          • JaredBusch
                                            JaredBusch last edited by

                                            Reading his twitter feed, everything they lost was because passwords were stored.

                                            I store passwords via LastPass only. I have LastPass set to expire a session 5 minutes after all browsers are closed. The risk there for me is I do often leave a browser session open overnight. I need to change my settings or my habit.

                                            That said, I believe shit happened with TeamViewer. Just specifically what is the issue at hand.

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