Software company confirms cyberattack on corporate network from Russian intelligence

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The software startup TeamViewer said it found anomalies and was looking into the possibility of an internal corporate IT infrastructure breach from Russia.

A statement at the weekend stated that APT29 (and Midnight Blizzard), government-backed hackers for Russian intelligence were responsible for the attack.

TeamViewer, a popular remote access software, said its product is being used by over 640,000 customers globally and has been installed on over 2.5 billion devices since its inception.

According to the statement, “There is no evidence to suggest that the product environment or customer data is affected. Investigations are ongoing and our primary focus remains to ensure the integrity of our systems.” The company promised to provide more updates and be really transparent.

It insisted, however, that said its investigations currently point to an initial intrusion on June 26 “tied to credentials of a standard employee account within our corporate IT environment.”

Indications are that for an extended period, APT29 has been linked by security researchers and the U.S. government to hackers employed by Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence agency.

APT29 is well-known for using straightforward yet potent hacking methods, such as password theft, to carry out protracted covert espionage operations that depend on obtaining private information.

Earlier report stated that the US Congress grilled Microsoft President, Brad Smith, on the company’s ties in China amidst growing attacks on American infrastructure and multiple breaches by hackers linked to China.