TeamViewer Data Breach Jun 2016

    No known CVEs used

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    Security Incident Summary

    Severity Score
    Significant
    Org Logo

    Organization

    TeamViewer
    flag of the threat actor

    Threat Actor

    Winnti Group
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    Actor Type

    APT
    Type of Breach
    Other

    News Timeline

    May 17, 2019
    Initial Report
    TeamViewer Confirms Undisclosed Breach From 2016 bleepingcomputer.com - In autumn 2016, TeamViewer detected and thwarted an attempted cyber attack attributed to the Winnti backdoor of presumed Chinese origin, ensuring no data or source code was compromised. Following a co...
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    Initial Report

    Organization Details

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    Organization Size
    1400
    HQ Location
    Göppingen, Germany
    Industry
    Technology
    Security Stack used by TeamViewer at time of breach (best approximation) Why?
    Network Security

    VPN/SASE

    Unknown

    IDS/IPS

    Unknown
    Endpoint Security

    EDR

    Unknown

    MDM

    Unknown
    Identity Management

    SSO / MFA

    Unknown

    IGA

    Unknown
    Application Security

    WAF

    Unknown

    SCA

    Unknown
    Cloud Security

    CASB

    Unknown

    CWPP

    Unknown
    SIEM / Threat Intel

    SIEM

    Unknown

    TIP

    Unknown
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    What is TeamViewer?

    TeamViewer is a German-based software company primarily known for its proprietary software application for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing, and file transfer between computers. Established in 2005 by Rossmanith GmbH, TeamViewer grew rapidly, becoming a leading solu...
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