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Avast details how CCleaner attackers compromised developer workstation in security breach last year

20 April 2018 • 2 min read

Password re-use weakness enabled attackers to compromise developer's TeamViewer software

Avast has divulged more information about the attack last year that compromised CCleaner, a Windows application used by millions of users around the world. In a blog post, the team's chief tec...

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