Chinese hackers have breached TeamViewer in 2016, report says.
The
German software company behind TeamViewer, one of the most popular
software in the world that allows users to access
and share their desktops remotely, was reportedly compromised in 2016,
the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed today. According to the
publication, the cyber attack was launched by hackers with Chinese
origin who used Winnti trojan malware, activities of
which have previously been found linked to the Chinese state
intelligence system.
Source: HackerNews
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