AnyDesk Compromised, Passwords Revoked

Production systems at the remote access company were breached, leading AnyDesk to revoke code signing certificate and reset Web portal credentials as part of its incident response. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( February 06, 2024 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [AnyDesk Compromised, Passwords Revoked]( Production systems at the remote access company were breached, leading AnyDesk to revoke code signing certificate and reset Web portal credentials as part of its incident response. [Deepfake-Generating Apps Explode, Allowing Multimillion-Dollar Corporate Heists]( Deepfakes are fast becoming more realistic, and access to them more democratic, enabling even ordinary attackers to enact major fraud. What's the most effective way to fight back? [Google: Govs Drive Sharp Growth of Commercial Spyware Cos]( Private spyware vendors were behind nearly half of all zero-day exploits in Google products since 2014. 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