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The company advises people to avoid downloading adware bundles, to only download TeamViewer through legitimate outlets and to run security software. On June 1, a statement from TeamViewer put it bluntly: "Careless use of account credentials remains to be a key problem for all internet services." 'Something Is Going Wrong'Īn alternative explanation for the uptick in account compromises is that computers running TeamViewer have been infected with malware. Password managers can help solve the problem, but are generally only used by more tech-savvy users. A compromise of one provider supplies hackers with a fresh batch of logins that can be tried again against many other services. The TeamViewer situation falls in line with what many security experts have predicted in the wake the release of more than 630 million credentials in May alone from years-ago hacks, including LinkedIn and MySpace (see 'Historical Mega Breaches' Continue: Tumblr Hacked).Įven if login credentials are several years old, many people continue to use the same ones across several services. Fraudsters have used the compromised TeamViewer credentials to remotely access computers and hunt for other credentials stored in web browsers for services such as PayPal, eBay and Amazon. Numerous victims have contributed their stories to a long Reddit thread. "Very often what we find is that they used the same account credentials across multiple internet accounts," Schmidt says. That's because enterprises have generally followed TeamViewer's security recommendations to protect their accounts. The vast majority of support queries TeamViewer has received concerning the attacks have been from consumers, says Axel Schmidt, a company spokesman. The issue appears to primarily affect consumer accounts, although TeamViewer has a robust enterprise business: 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use its application for remote support and access. See Also: Live Webinar | Remote Employees & the Great Resignation: How Are You Managing Insider Threats? TeamViewer is strengthening the security of its remote access application after an uptick in account takeovers that the company says is the result of hackers reusing account credentials from recent data breaches.