It was soon revealed that a chunk of the data had been taken from the LinkedIn business networking site back in 2012, prompting a full password reset for all users, hundreds of millions of them which had not had their passwords reset since the breach took place. Since then, this data has been examined and now uploaded to Troy Hunt’s ‘Have I Been Pwned’ site, making it searchable. We wrote last time about the discovery of a huge dump of data, potentially containing user details of millions of people. LinkedIn hacked in 2012, have you been pwned? Other tips include using strong passwords unique to TeamViewer. Some users who use two-factor authentication have still experienced malicious logins. To protect against hackers, TeamViewer recommends users to install two-factor authentication, which adds an additional layer of protection, on top of just knowing your password. According to sources, hackers are using TeamViewer to access the computers and then accessing bank accounts using saved browser passwords, or installing forms of ransomware.

Users however, claim that their computers were hijacked and paypal accounts emptied during the time TeamViewer fell offline.

TeamViewer, the remote desktop connection software that allows users to share screens and allow remote access from anywhere in the world recently went offline allegedly due to a DOS-attack. TeamViewer hack – PCs hijacked and bank accounts drained

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