One of the great things about TeamViewer is how it allows colleagues and teammates to connect their screens and computers, providing remote access from multiple devices. At the same time, remote access can be a risky thing, particularly should someone unsavory gets their hands on it. Thus, we have the latest data breach scenario, in which TeamViewer users have been reporting multiple incidents of hackers accessing their computers.

TeamViewer’s website went offline until around 1:00 PM, while a tweet from the company stated they were “experiencing issues in parts of [the] network.” There has not been any further contact regarding a hack or data breach, but users are tweeting and posting on forums about their own experiences.

The malicious activity is varied, but most commonly involves logging into PayPal and banking accounts or installing ransomware. Even people who used unique passwords in every account have been suffering, as the hackers have managed to access ChromePass to steal all the victims’ passwords.

Inquisitr notes that TeamViewer has dealt with hacking issues in the past, but deflected the blame to poor security on the users’ ends. Earlier in March, as previously reported, users were infected with a ransomware known as “Surprise,” although TeamViewer explained that none of the reported cases were due to a security breach, and gave suggestions for improving security.

According to The Register, TeamViewer is insisting that the case is the same in this situation, and believes that accounts are being hacked due to repeated passwords stolen from other data breaches, such as the LinkedIn and Tumblr hacks. In this case, however, not only did TeamViewer’s website go down, but there are multiple cases coming from TeamViewer users, so it’s likely that even if TeamViewer itself was not initially compromised, the program is still being somehow utilized for it.

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