You don’t need to be Fort Knox, you just need to lock your doors. Why spend hours trying to work out a specific user’s login when there are countless other users whose computers and accounts are wide open? It’s never possible to stay 100% hack proof, but the key is to remember that a hacker is looking for low-hanging fruit. $50 can buy a list of 1,000 accounts, and if 40% of them turn out to be users who recycle the same password for different accounts, it is a fantastic return on their investment. This represents an excellent opportunity for online criminals. Ebay, Target, Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase, Anthem, Adobe, LinkedIn, Ubisoft, Verizon, Experian, LastPass, Staples, and the US Government Personnel Office are just a handful of the 41 major breaches that have resulted in slightly over 2 billion users accounts potentially being sold on the dark net market.ĭespite websites enforcing strong passwords, as of 2016 approximately 40% of online shoppers still use the SAME password for multiple websites and accounts because it’s easy to remember. In the last 2 years there have been major attacks on financial, corporate, entertainment, and government sites. While it is possible that the TeamViewer servers have been breached, it’s far more likely that hackers have gained password credentials via other high-profile data breaches that have occurred in the last 2 years. While on the computer they will often also attempt to open any password managers, look for unencrypted documents containing passwords, and install tools that will decrypt the Windows password for the computer. The attacks generally follow the same method of operation: the hacker will attempt to log into PayPal, Amazon, and bank sites and then purchase gift cards using the victim’s account info.
It’s the equivalent of watching a burglar ransack your home and walk out with your valuables while you stand there in shock. Unlike traditional hacking where the victim only learns of the fraud after a questionable purchase has been made, TeamViewer hacks are immediate and shocking: the victim can see their mouse moving and transactions being made under someone else’s control on their own computer. Teamviewer officials admit that a significant number of user’s computers have been compromised in the last few weeks.
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