Η TeamViewer he said two new features today, aimed at strengthening the app's security after rumors that the company had been hacked. The rumors started after a DDoS attack on the company's servers, in which many users complained that the their devices were violated.
The two new features are called Acquaintances Appliances and data integrity or Trusted Devices and Data Integrity respectively. The company says that the first feature is specifically designed to prevent any attacker from gaining access to devices.
Reliable devices or Trusted Devices work by monitoring the user's account. When a user uses a new device to log in to TeamViewer's account before being granted access, he or she must click on a validation link received in an e-mail message. The message, of course, is sent to the account holder's email address.
If a hacker has violated a user's TeamViewer account, he should also have access to his e-mail to log in to the victim's account.
The second feature now called Data Integrity or Data Integrity monitors the activity of the user's account.
If it is system της ΤeamViewer ανιχνεύει κάποια ασυνήθιστη συμπεριφορά, όπως συνδέσεις από μια νέα τοποθεσία, η service Data Integrity αναγκάζει την επαναφορά κωδικού access. The user should then use their e-mail account again, follow the instructions to set a new password.
The company has already developed the new features.
As for the alleged one infringement security, TeamViewer reports that nothing happened. The company admitted to the DDoS attack but says that the hackers did not break into its systems.