AnyDesk hacked

Remote connection software provider AnyDesk confirmed late Friday that a cyber attack allowed hackers to gain access to the company's production systems, prompting a nearly week-long lockdown.

AnyDesk's software is used by millions of IT professionals to quickly and remotely connect to their clients' devices often to help with technical issues. On its website, AnyDesk claims to have more than 170.000 customers, including Comcast, LG, Samsung and Thales.

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The software is also a popular tool among hackers and ransomware gangs, who have long used it to gain and maintain access to a victim's computer and data. The US cybersecurity agency CISA said in January that hackers had breached federal agencies using legitimate remote desktop software such as AnyDesk.

News of the breach began to spread last Monday when AnyDesk announced that it had changed its customers' passwords. After a multi-day outage, AnyDesk confirmed in a statement late Friday that it had "found evidence of compromised production systems."

AnyDesk said it had revoked all security certificates, patched or replaced systems where necessary, and canceled all passwords to AnyDesk's customer portal.

AnyDesk also said the incident was not related to ransomware, but did not disclose the nature of the cyberattack.

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