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TeamViewer got hacked (www.teamviewer.com)

submitted 5 months ago by e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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If this thread is to be believed their statement about TeamViewers products being unaffected is likely not true.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

Rustdesk

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

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@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago

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.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

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