TeamViewer corporate network breach leaks employee directory and encrypted passwords
TeamViewer's corporate IT network was breached using stolen employee credentials. The attackers copied employee directory data and encrypted passwords. TeamViewer officially attributed the attack to a Russian cyber-espionage group.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- TeamViewer
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Employee directory data and encrypted passwords
- Cause / method
- Intrusion into the corporate IT network using stolen employee credentials
- Location
- Germany
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataPassword
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
Timeline
- The breach of TeamViewer's corporate network came to light, with the possibility of an APT attack raised.
- TeamViewer disclosed that Russian Cozy Bear hackers had attacked its corporate IT systems.
- The attack was officially attributed to a Russian cyber-espionage group, and it emerged that the intruders had entered via employee credentials and copied the employee directory and encrypted passwords.
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- TeamViewer: Hackers copied employee directory data and encrypted passwords
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