![]() ![]() Instead of discussing how I almost got hacked, I’d be talking about the serious implications of my personal data leak. Had I not been there to thwart the attack, who knows what would have been accomplished. Also lucky for me is the fact that I was there when it occurred. Lucky for me, those were the only two machines that were still powered on with TeamViewer installed. I immediately go to the TeamViewer website and change my password while also enabling two-factor authentication. As soon as I reach the machine, I revoke control and close the app. Before I am able to kill it, the attacker opens a browser window and attempts to go to a new web page. Low and behold, the TeamViewer window shows up. I run downstairs where another computer is still up and running. Then it dawns on me: I have other machines running TeamViewer! As soon as I realize what is happening, I kill the application. In the middle of my gaming session, I lose control of my mouse and the TeamViewer window pops up in the bottom right corner of my screen. Little did I know the real action was about to begin. ![]() I leave my home office and walk upstairs to my gaming rig, fire up some mindless hack and slash, and begin to let the day fade away. on May 27, and I decide to wind down for the day. ![]()
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