TeamViewer announced two new features today, aimed at strengthening the app's security following rumors that the company had been hacked. The rumors began after a DDoS attack on the company's servers, during which many users complained that their devices had been compromised.
The two new features are called Trusted Devices and Data Integrity respectively. The company says the former is specifically designed to prevent any attacker from gaining access to devices.
Trusted Devices work by monitoring the user's account. When a user uses a new device to log in to their TeamViewer account, they must click on a validation link received in an email before they are granted access. The email is of course sent to the account holder's email address.
If a hacker has compromised a user's TeamViewer account, they would also need access to their email in order to log in to the victim's account.
The second feature, now called Data Integrity, monitors user account activity.
If the TeamViewer system detects any unusual behavior, such as connections from a new location, the Data Integrity service forces a password reset. The user will then need to use their email account again, follow the instructions to set a new password.
The company has already developed the new features.
As for the alleged security breach, TeamViewer says nothing happened. The company admitted to the DDoS attack but says the hackers did not break into its systems.
