Our systems detected the suspicious activities in time to prevent any major damage. In autumn 2016, TeamViewer was target of a cyber-attack. While it is thought that Chinese hackers were the ones who managed to get into the TeamViewer' system, there is no further evidence from the investigation that took place back in 2016. Nevertheless, it seems that hackers used Winnti trojan malware, which has previously been used against software and gaming organizations in the US, Japan, and South Korea, to access TeamViewer's source codes.
Īccording to them, the company discovered the attack on time what helped it to avoid the damage. However, the incident was never publicly disclosed until May 2019, when company's officials confirmed this to Der Spiegel newspaper. According to the recent reports, back in 2016, TeamViewer detected and stopped the famous Chinese hackers seeking to compromise their network. TeamViewer confirms a cyber attack held in 2016 when Chinese hackers used Winnti malware. Hackers from China utilized Winnti backdoor to compromise TeamViewer's network in 2016
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