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catloaf , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

Well this shouldn't be a problem after the last time they got hacked, because they denied it and blamed the users, so everyone switched to a better product. Not to mention the extortionate rate hikes. Right?

JJROKCZ ,

My secops team has a hardon for teamviewer over something internal only like dameware… I just don’t get why. As soon as they mentioned going to team viewer for remote control I mentioned how terrible teamviewer has been with breaches and notifications of breaches but I think my ciso got a very nice dinner..

cyberpunk007 ,

In my experience, security people are not very good lol. Last 2 teams I interacted with blew my mind on what they deemed ok and not. Like contradictory kind of things.

TheBat ,
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Maybe you have worked at only shitty companies where good secops people didn't want to stay for long...

Meltrax ,

What's a better product? I use TeamViewer as an individual to help my technically illiterate grandparents who live across the country with tech issues. Would love an alternative if there is one.

14th_cylon ,

Rustdesk

catloaf ,

Anydesk was what I used most recently. They did also have a breach early this year, but they handled it responsibly from what I read.

If company breaches are unacceptable, there are several selfhosted options, but I haven't tried any so I can't make a recommendation.

AlecSadler ,

Rustdesk is great. I've also used AnyDesk.

Recently I've used Parsec on a couple systems and it's zippy, but I can't get keyboard shortcuts to work for some reason.

thurstylark , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

...again

MicrowavedTea ,

I find myself adding this to a lot of hack/breach headlines lately

I_Miss_Daniel , (edited ) to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

I'm glad Rustdesk exists.

"RustDesk is a full-featured open source remote control alternative for self-hosting and security with minimal configuration."

cyberpunk007 ,

TIL, thanks!

empireOfLove2 ,
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Rust desk is super based. And their software performs MILES better than Teamviewer's shitty compression ever did.

Sentient_Modem ,

Super based? Am I getting old? What does that even mean?

llii ,

It means it's great.

cupcakezealot ,
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so basically groovy or far out.

magikmw ,

Radical.

randomuser38529 ,

That’s heavy.

fossphi ,

Dope

el_abuelo ,

Bodacious

DSTGU ,

Tubular

Player2 ,

Streets ahead

sem ,

Perestroika?

Septimaeus ,

Three sheets to the wind

Brickhead92 ,

You keep saying that. Is there something wrong with Earth's gravity in the future?

MonkderDritte ,

It means we are getting old.

empireOfLove2 ,
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Sorry you had to find out this way, but yes- your hip and fly is gone!

taiyang ,

Thanks, I'll look into it also. I needed this a couple weeks ago but better late than never!

hornedfiend ,

100%. Just self host their server components,otherwise it's kind of slow. It's an open alternative to Anydesk,which is still miles better than TeamViewer.

ILikeBoobies ,

Expensive though

I_Miss_Daniel ,

I'm self hosting it, costs me nothing.

ILikeBoobies ,

Individual self-hosting plan
$9.90/month

Avatar_of_Self ,

That's for RustDesk Pro not RustDesk OSS.

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Rai , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

I’ve never heard of TeamViewer being used for anything but refund scams and the like.

Voyajer ,
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I used to use it for remote management of my personal computer until Teamviewer flagged cookie clicker as commercial software and locked my account.

cuuube ,

I use it to become the remote tech support person whenever my dad has trouble using his phone lol

Rai ,

You can use it for PHONES?! That’s a pretty dope use case actually.

MonkderDritte ,

I know a professional software that has it bundled for support calls.

Rai ,

Noted! I think I’ve watched too much Kitboga. But I’m not stopping.

umbrella ,
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my company used it for remote support

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  • HKayn ,
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    *price

    stoy , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

    ...again

    tordenflesk ,

    They used to get hacked. They still do, but they used to too.

    jas0n ,

    You want to see a picture of me when I was younger?

    TonyTonyChopper ,
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    I want to see a picture of you from when you are going to be older

    ipkpjersi , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

    Based on current findings of the investigation, the attack was contained within the Corporate IT environment and there is no evidence that the threat actor gained access to our product environment or customer data.

    If it were a company other than TeamViewer I'd probably believe them, but since it's TeamViewer, they could just as easily be lying since they have lied in the past about breaches IIRC.

    fin , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

    There’s a built-in alternative on Windows I remember. Not opensourced though

    apex32 ,

    Yes, but you need Windows Professional to act as a server. Windows Home editions can only act as a client.

    MiltownClowns , to Technology in Remote IT management provider TeamViewer says it has been hacked, allegedly by Russian state hackers from APT29

    Any professional still using team viewer deserves this. I just feel sorry for all the novices that get caught up in this.

    Potatos_are_not_friends ,

    That could have been me a few years ago. I was still using teamviewer up until 2020 to connect to my desktop from my laptop. It's so handy.

    Fortunately it was when I started learning about open-source solutions

    alphapuggle ,

    My professor made me install TeamViewer to our lab computers despite strong pushback from me, and perfectly functioning ssh access through the campus VPN. I can't wait to send this to him.

    mindlight , to Technology in Remote IT management provider TeamViewer says it has been hacked, allegedly by Russian state hackers from APT29

    Here we go again....

    CaptainBasculin , to Technology in Remote IT management provider TeamViewer says it has been hacked, allegedly by Russian state hackers from APT29

    RDP for Windows comes built in. VNC has a really fast install on Linux. There's no reason not to use them and loan your remote sessions to a third party company.

    taiyang ,

    RDP is for pro version only, and plenty of people get home version by default. There are better options, but I want to clarify that.

    gaylord_fartmaster ,

    RDP does not fill the same role as Teamviewer at all. The M$ alternatives would be Quick Assist or the older MSRA.

    trevor ,

    RustDesk is the closest alternative, and I think it does a pretty good job.

    pelya ,

    Because TeamViewer will set up a port forwarding and a NAT traversal for you.

    VNC and RDP only work when your host has a public IP, or you know how to set up a proxy.

    catloaf ,

    And you should not ever expose RDP or VNC to the Internet, every, for any reason, for any length of time, whatsoever.

    LucidNightmare , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked

    Thank you, TeamViewer, for flagging my personal use of your software as commercial. I immediately uninstalled it from all my devices, and installed RustDesk in its stead. This was just earlier this year, so you could not have dropped the ball at a better time for me. :)

    Fades , to Technology in Remote IT management provider TeamViewer says it has been hacked, allegedly by Russian state hackers from APT29

    Fuck Russia and their welcoming of hackers, constantly hacking and ransoming shit.

    Over and over, fucking scum: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-28/cdk-hackers-have-ties-to-notorious-russia-based-cyber-gang?srnd=technology-vp

    from companies to city infrastructure to fucking hospitals: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/us-hospitals-paid-100m-to-russian-ransomware-hackers.html

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60378009

    74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers

    https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2114

    Russia continues to offer safe harbor for cybercriminals where groups such as LockBit are free to launch ransomware attacks against the United States, its allies, and partners. These ransomware attacks have targeted critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and financial institutions.

    umbrella , to Technology in TeamViewer got hacked
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    as is tradition

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