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The infection chain starts when the victim clicks on an ad from Google on the search results page. SentinelLabs researchers have identified a new targeted campaign delivering ZLoader banking trojan. The malware is also known as ZBot and Silent Night which has been spreading its infection since 2016. It is worth noting that ZLoader was a […]
Users searching for TeamViewer remote desktop software on search engines like Google are being redirected to malicious links that drop ZLoader malware onto their systems while simultaneously embracing a stealthier infection chain that allows it to linger on infected devices and evade detection by security solutions. “The malware is downloaded from a Google advertisement published […]
The developers of TeamViewer, the widely used remote desktop software, recently confirmed a cyberattack against the company that occurred in 2016, reported web application security testing. A representative of the company stated that, after conducting an investigation, it was possible to conclude that the cyberattack was operated by a group of government-sponsored Chinese threat actors. […]
TeamViewer has only confirmed now that Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted the company in 2016. The Germany-based company behind the world-famous remote desktop software TeamViewer has confirmed that in 2016 TeamViewer software was compromised. The confirmation comes right after the report published by Der Speigel, a German newspaper, regarding a successful cyber attack on TeamViewer. While […]
Researchers spotted a new wave of cyber attack from Russian speaking hacker who uses the weaponized TeamViewer to compromise and gain the full control of the Government network systems. Teamviewer is the most popular tool used for remote Desktop control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. Based on the entire […]
Threat actors misuse the popularity of the TeamViewer Tool and utilizing it to drop the malware on victim devices that steal sensitive data. Teamviewer is the most popular tool used for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. A Security researcher who goes by name FewAtoms spotted a malicious […]
TeamViewer is a popular remote control desktop sharing software with more than 1 billion users and that makes it a lucrative target for cyber criminals. Recently, the IT security researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a malware campaign targeting unsuspecting users with a malicious version of TeamViewer. Note: It is worth mentioning that the official website […]
Cybercriminals distributing powerful malware that abuse legitimate remote administration tools such as TeamViewer & RMS to gain the victim’s system control remotely and steal money from the target organization. Attackers continuously targeting the industrial companies in different origins since 2017 and still the malware campaign distributing into various organizations. The main goal of the attack […]
Newly discovered BlackRouter ransomware propagating thorough Well-known remote desktop tool called AnyDesk along with malicious Payload. AnyDesk is widely used Remote Desktop Tool similar to Teamviewer that capable of bidirectional remote control between different desktop operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD, as well as unidirectional access on Android and iOS. Cybercriminals abusing AnyDesk […]
TeamViewer is a well know software for desktop support and remote control over the Internet; it suffers a critical vulnerability which allows clients to take control over the computer remotely without any permission. The bug impacted TeamViewer versions with Windows, macOS, and Linux.Now the patches available for windows and soon we can expect for macOS […]
Remote support software company TeamViewer said Tuesday it issued a hotfix for a bug that allows users sharing a desktop session to gain control of the other’s computer without permission. The bug was first publicized by a Reddit user “xpl0yt” on Monday who linked to a proof-of-concept example of a vulnerability created by the bug posted to GitHub by […]
The malware can affect anyone downloading the wrong mail attachment and unzipping the file onto their computers. TeamSpy is back and it’s turning TeamViewer into the spying tool that no one wants. According to security firm Heimdal, a new spam campaign emerged over the weekend, carrying the TeamSpy malware which can give hackers full access […]
Crooks are spreading Android malware disguised as a one-time password (OTP) generator app for banking apps that steals the user’s banking credentials and then installs the TeamViewer QuickSupport app to allow attackers to take over the victim’s phone. Researchers say this threat (ANDROIDOS_FAKEBANK.OPSA) is part of a two-year-old malware distribution campaign called Operation Emmental. This […]
Crooks also delivering keyloggers and password stealers. A new trojan called BackDoor.TeamViewerENT.1 is using parts of the legitimate TeamViewer application to allow crooks to spy on infected systems. The concept is not new by any means, and crooks employed TeamViewer in the past, when they packaged the legitimate app alongside their malware and used it to […]
Users of the TeamViewer remote-access service have beencomplaining in recent weeks about how their systems have been hacked into, unauthorized purchases made on their cards, their bank accounts emptied. Initially it was believed that this was due to a hack into TeamViewer itself, but the company has denied this. Instead, they have blamed password re-use, especially […]
Remote-control tool wobbles offline, blames bad passwords for compromises. Updated TeamViewer users say their computers were hijacked and bank accounts emptied all while the software company’s systems mysteriously fell offline. TeamViewer denies it has been hacked. In the past 24 hours, we’ve seen a spike in complaints from people who say their PCs, Macs and servers […]
Crooks use your PC to hide their IP, funnel Web traffic. BackDoor.TeamViewer.49 is the name of a backdoor trojan discovered by Russian security vendor Dr.Web, who claims it will install the TeamViewer application on infected computers so that it can relay Web traffic from the crook to other servers on the Internet, effectively using the host […]
Another ransomware built on the EDA2 project. A new ransomware family was discovered in the past weeks, one that infects users’ computers via poorly secured TeamViewer installations and then encrypts all the their data, adding the “.surprise” extension to all files. The first signs of this new ransomware infection were spotted on the Bleeping Computer forums, a […]
We’re used to seeing malware that exploits unpatched vulnerabilities in software. But in a new twist attackers are bundling an old version of remote access package TeamViewer with their malware in order to take advantage of a flaw. The malware known as TVSPY has been uncovered by researchers at security companyDamballa. While the current version of TeamViewer […]