This has been news all last week. Nice to see TC finally catch up.
This has been news all last week. Nice to see TC finally catch up.
If you are like me and have to do "remote tech support" for friends or family. Consider setting up a self-hosted solution instead. I searched for a very long time and ended up with "Mesh Central". Ive not used it for a while and probably should just re-deploy it from scratch but it worked well for me. https://www.meshcommander.com/meshcentral2
Archive: https://archive.today/2cJZ5
From the post: "Remote desktop software provider AnyDesk confirmed late Friday that a cyberattack allowed hackers to gain access to the company’s production systems, putting the company in lockdown for almost a week.
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."
If you are like me and have to do "remote tech support" for friends or family. Consider setting up a self-hosted solution instead. I searched for a very long time and ended up with "Mesh Central". Ive not used it for a while and probably should just re-deploy it from scratch but it worked well for me. https://www.meshcommander.com/meshcentral2
Archive: https://archive.today/2cJZ5
From the post:
"Remote desktop software provider AnyDesk confirmed late Friday that a cyberattack allowed hackers to gain access to the company’s production systems, putting the company in lockdown for almost a week.
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."
People have got to be fucking crazy to upload their passwords to someone elses computer.
Self host and block all access except your own IPs. Not invulnerable, but at least it won't take weeks or months to find out if your passwords have been compromised.
People have got to be fucking crazy to upload their passwords to someone elses computer.
Self host and block all access except your own IPs. Not invulnerable, but at least it won't take weeks or months to find out if your passwords have been compromised.
Remember, the "Cloud" is just someone else's computer.
Remember, the "Cloud" is just someone else's computer.
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