TeamViewer Reports Databreach

Software company TeamViewer says that a compromised employee account is what enabled hackers to breach its internal corporate IT environment and steal encrypted passwords in an incident attributed to the Russian government.

TeamViewer said a Kremlin-backed group tracked as APT29 was able to copy employee directory data like names, corporate contact information and the encrypted passwords, which were for the company’s internal IT environment. The company reaffirmed that the hackers were not able to gain access to the company's product environment or customer data, and that the breach appears to be contained.

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IT Privacy