TeamViewer Ties Cyberattack to Russian APT29 Group

After disclosing a security incident on Thursday, remote access software company TeamViewer on Friday said that the attack was “tied to credentials of a standard employee account” within its corporate IT environment. The company on Friday also said it currently attributes the activity to APT29, a Russian threat actor also known as Midnight Blizzard that has hit other high-profile targets this year including Microsoft and HPE.

TeamViewer, which first detected the attack on Wednesday, June 26, said that …

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