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submitted 5 months ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 28 points 5 months ago (3 children)

So all TeamViewer apps right now should be considered compromised?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not just right now, but since they got hacked in 2016.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh crap.

Ok. What's a good alternative then? It's for helping my parents and their computers remotely, so it has to be easy to use.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

In another thread this was the most recommended https://rustdesk.com/ and some mentioned AnyDesk, IIRC

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks!

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They said it was their corp. networks and not their software but who knows for sure.

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

Tbh I thought it had been compromised by Russia for the last 10 years.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

They were last time they got hacked