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The potential attack surface, obviously, is huge.

Since the app boasts user count of 1 billion and growing, cyber perpetrators have come to try their hand at harnessing its functionality in a not-so-benign way, to put it mildly. Surprise, Hackers Use TeamViewer to Spread Ransomware TeamViewer is a popular cross-platform piece of software used for remote computer access, which allows customers to get professional tech support, set up online meetings and interact with partners in real time via an intuitive interface. A series of recent onslaughts, however, stand out from the crowd because the offenders have been taking advantage of TeamViewer sessions as the malware entry point. Security analysts mostly deal with ransomware attacks deployed through exploits, booby-trapped email attachments, or Microsoft Office loopholes occurring when users are tricked into enabling macros.