How scammers can use AnyDesk & TeamViewer tool to steal your Bitcoin

[ThemePen]

If someone does not know much about computers letting stranger control their device is like giving them keys to all their money. It gets around almost all other security measures.
Thinking about it simply makes it clearer. How anyone can someone steal your money online if you are not sending it to them or let them control your accounts? Even if we take look viruses so they need us to click on something or download file to get into our computers.
It is serious thought that we are somehow involved in these scams even if we do not know how. Scammers are very good at tricking us using our trust or fear to make us do wrong things. Remain careful and questioning everything and  very careful about letting anyone control our computer remotely are very important to stay safe. Watching what is happening on your device and trusting your feeling if something seems wrong can be last way to stop them from scamming you.

[CryptSafe]

I used to have more of this team viewer engagements as a result of the nature of my activities back then during the COVID-19 era,  I literally go out because I had every communication app for that era fully installed on my device I used for work and learning.

I mostly interact with people and sometimes when I have issues, my instructor views my screen to effect some corrections and that was how that period was for me but I did something then, I had to save myself of stress by quickly removing every sensitive information I know that could warrant funny actions from whomever I allow access to my device through team viewer because people can be very funny at times. That was how I played safe and after that, I had to thoroughly do a scan on my device to delete malware and other possible threatening wares that might likely be in them before I used it again. 

One just have to be cautious when allowing access to their device. Any customer support who ask you to grant access to your phone is a scammer in disguise and should be reported quickly and blocked because of what need is their services when they have ill intentions of stealing your details through such means they have requested you to do. No genuine customer care would do such because they too have reputation to uphold.

[rdluffy]

I thought there was some flaw or exploit in this software, but it's just social engineering
Some people even try to get you to install video or remote control software, but this software is malicious

I use AnyDesk a lot to access my PC when I'm at work or when I'm traveling, but I have never allowed or would allow any third party to access my PC
On the rare occasions that I need to make a video call, I only do it on my cell phone and never on my PC

A crypto user needs to know that the custody of their coins comes with the responsibility of worrying about the security of their devices, and when in doubt ALWAYS research first

[JoyMarsha]

Lately, I've been seeing more and more reports of scammers pretending to be tech support from popular exchanges or wallet providers. They act like they want to help solve a problem, then casually ask you to download AnyDesk or TeamViewer so they can check the issue.

Learning about those chatting you up first when you lay a complaint on any telegram group, claiming to be customer support of an exchange or admin of any crypto coin are all scammers will do you good because no customer support of any exchange or admin of any group will pm you first when you haven't.

To stay safe from scammers in the crypto space, don't respond to anyone's chats who claims to render help to you when it is not their duty to do so and they are not part of the admins of the group

[Dave1]

I thought there was some flaw or exploit in this software, but it's just social engineering
Some people even try to get you to install video or remote control software, but this software is malicious

I use AnyDesk a lot to access my PC when I'm at work or when I'm traveling, but I have never allowed or would allow any third party to access my PC
On the rare occasions that I need to make a video call, I only do it on my cell phone and never on my PC

A crypto user needs to know that the custody of their coins comes with the responsibility of worrying about the security of their devices, and when in doubt ALWAYS research first

Or the other hand, this tools is really good for those who are not that technically inclined and so when they reaches for help, the other side might want to do this. On the other hand, criminals has find ways to exploit this very good tool as well.

That's why for the majority of us, we should really think twice right now before allowing someone to control our pc with this kind of sophisticated tools as they can install malwares and other malicious software that will steal our Bitcoins.

[nakamura12]

That's what I always see on YouTube where the scammers use this tool to scam people by letting the scammers access the device. Many people may become a victim when their devices got malware where the data is stolen even without the use of tools like teamviewer or anydesk so if you let them access the device using the tool then it will become much easier for them.

[promise444c5]

That's why it's important to use a password or at least a PIN code for his wallet. Even if the attacker manage to become in control of your virtual keyboard and of the movements of your mouse onto your desktop, if he doesn't know the password(or PIN code) of your wallet, he won't be able to open it in order to display your seed or to create a transaction for sending the funds of your wallet to another address.So you will stay safe if you didn't write your seed or the password/PIN code of your wallet into a an unprotected file elsewhere in your computer.

Pin or Password could help but that's  If the victim does not fall for the trick of giving it up for help . It's a remote access, and for the victim to have done that, then they already trust whatever support is been offered (it's just another form of social engineering) and all this will only be necessary If the last part of your statement wasn't done in the first place.

Hence, if anyone still falls for remote access in the first place, then it's people that have little /no idea about this stuffs, but it could still be anyone depending on how they perform their trust tricks.
Malone also did something related in his scam.

[nonlogs]

Never use AnyDesk & TeamViewer they are tools that hand over your computer to stranger. maybe ask them to guide over zoom call or google meet that would be much more safer. never run any unknown .exe, .bat or install any program from un-trusted source.

[Lillominato89]

Hi!
~snip~

This is a problem that has plagued us for a long time. But the issue is very simple: you need to trust yourself! Not others—because not everyone will always be honest with you. In Italy, there's a saying: "Trusting is good, not trusting is better" and it fits perfectly with one of our top mottos: "Don't trust—verify."

Scammers will always find a way to trick honest users; it's up to us to have the mental sharpness to recognize whether someone is trying to deceive us or not.

Never trust people who contact you claiming to be from Exchange X or Project Y. Never give out sensitive information, and never share passkeys, passwords, or recovery phrases.
Always verify before taking actions you might deeply regret later! And always remember:
Not your keys, not your coins.

[PrivacyG]

mostly had a lot of online meetings where sometimes you won’t be able to get certain things done, so you have to grant access to other colleagues using remote tools like AnyDesk and TeamViewer to make use of your device for a while. In the working environment i felt it is safe because i somehow trust this users.

Apply the same principles used by Bitcoin even in your work environment.  Find a way to ensure there is no need to have any trust in somebody.  This is why work laptops exist, you should separate work environment from private life and particularly from banking.  Scams are not the only happenings.  The remote software you are installing could have a vulnerability and months down the line you will find yourself falling as a victim to an identity attack.  Or your personal files may be leaked somewhere.

You do not walk around with your credit card printed onto the back of your shirt for the same reason you should never use the laptop you do banking on with an application that connects your files and screen to a remote server.

[Patikno]

I don't know why I feel skeptical about remote desktop applications. Personally, I would not let any application like that be on my main laptop/pc, even if I have to use it, I will immediately delete it after using the application.

Several times my friends asked me for help remotely, so I had to use a remote desktop application and usually the ones I use are ultra viewer and team viewer. If I have finished using it on the main laptop/pc then I immediately delete it, because I feel the application is very dangerous if it remains. I don't know if the way I did it was wrong, but I think there's nothing wrong with deleting it immediately, because we know that scammers have many ways to find loopholes from us.

In addition, for some reason I feel monitored when I leave it there, is this real or just my feeling, or maybe you think the same?

[lovesmayfamilis]

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In addition, for some reason I feel monitored when I leave it there, is this real or just my feeling, or maybe you think the same?

You will be safer if you completely stop using remote access programs. Sometimes users download such programs from unofficial sources, which subsequently causes them a lot of inconvenience. If I'm not mistaken, the TeamViewer program is paid? For personal use or as part of office work, people will still prefer the free version and will try to find a version that suits them. But these programs are famous for the fact that hackers often write "duplicates" with the same name for them, the presence of which after installation is no longer detected in the task manager. These virus programs can hide under another process, creating a feeling of absence after deleting the program itself. Recently, news came out about a Trojan program for remote access, (RAT), which was installed on users' computers via Discord and received full access to control the device.

https://www.cyfirma.com/research/technical-malware-analysis-report-python-based-rat-malware/

[Peanutswar]

Remote access is one of the common way of attackers to steal your funds you are giving them full access to operate with your system and if you don't know this kind of person who are remoting your device as possible avoid this because there's a lot of way to fix your problem such as with the internet, videos and etc. I've seen some videos they are installing an application and downloading to your device such as a information stealer to lose access and steal your money. If you have a problem share screen is enough but if its out of bound with your concerns, immediately interrupt the communication/access.

[Rustam Meraj]

Remote access is one of the common way of attackers to steal your funds you are giving them full access to operate with your system and if you don't know this kind of person who are remoting your device as possible avoid this because there's a lot of way to fix your problem such as with the internet, videos and etc. I've seen some videos they are installing an application and downloading to your device such as a information stealer to lose access and steal your money. If you have a problem share screen is enough but if its out of bound with your concerns, immediately interrupt the communication/access.

It is good to be careful when anyone control our computer from anywhere else. And you are right if we give someone remote access to our computer it is like giving them keys to our digital life and bad guys mostly use this method to steal our money and personal details which they definitely misuse.
And that is right that we can usually find answers to our tech problems online by searching or watching videos. We can even show someone our screen without letting them take over. If we feel like something is going wrong when someone has remote to our computer access we should stop immediately to keep ourself safe.

[sokani]

It looks like the remote access feature is causing more harm than good. Just recently, there was a story shared here about how a crypto top executive got tricked by a scammer on Zoom into granting remote access to his PC and had his wallet drained.

Sadly, such occurrences will keep happening because scammers are always changing their tactics. But one of their most used method is that they'll send a spoof message of a legitimate company and trick unsuspecting users to download the Anydesk or Teamviewer app and from there, they'll strike. To avoid this kind of scam, it best not to have the hot wallet and other sensitive information stored on such computer.

[khaled0111]

I don't know why I feel skeptical about remote desktop applications. Personally, I would not let any application like that be on my main laptop/pc, even if I have to use it, I will immediately delete it after using the application.

Removing or uninstalling the software after using it won’t change anything and won’t make your device any secure, as all the attacker needs is one chance to access your device to do what he needs to do. Besides, after the remote access session ends, the remote user won’t be able to access your device again without your approval.

It’s more about how you use the software (customizing security settings and permissions) and to whom you grant access to your device. In any case, I would avoid using such software, especially on devices where I keep my wallets and sensitive data.

[Patikno]

You will be safer if you completely stop using remote access programs. Sometimes users download such programs from unofficial sources, which subsequently causes them a lot of inconvenience. If I'm not mistaken, the TeamViewer program is paid? For personal use or as part of office work, people will still prefer the free version and will try to find a version that suits them. But these programs are famous for the fact that hackers often write "duplicates" with the same name for them, the presence of which after installation is no longer detected in the task manager. These virus programs can hide under another process, creating a feeling of absence after deleting the program itself. Recently, news came out about a Trojan program for remote access, (RAT), which was installed on users' computers via Discord and received full access to control the device.

https://www.cyfirma.com/research/technical-malware-analysis-report-python-based-rat-malware/

I think I should stop using remote desktop applications as you said, because it could be a problem in the future, especially if I install the application incorrectly, because the scammers could have their own way to direct me to download the application they have prepared. And I have also seen that happen, therefore some sites provide something like a hash checker that is useful for matching downloaded files, between the file sharer and the file recipient, and one of them that I know is like MD5 Checker.

I don't know why I feel skeptical about remote desktop applications. Personally, I would not let any application like that be on my main laptop/pc, even if I have to use it, I will immediately delete it after using the application.

Removing or uninstalling the software after using it won’t change anything and won’t make your device any secure, as all the attacker needs is one chance to access your device to do what he needs to do. Besides, after the remote access session ends, the remote user won’t be able to access your device again without your approval.

It’s more about how you use the software (customizing security settings and permissions) and to whom you grant access to your device. In any case, I would avoid using such software, especially on devices where I keep my wallets and sensitive data.

So far what I have applied is still relatively safe for me, nothing bad has happened, even so I also agree with you that it is better to avoid using such software. However, if at some point I am forced to use it, I think I should use it again but in a safe way as I applied before, namely uninstalling after use ( uninstall completely, like using revo uninstaller, so even the registry of the app will be removed), or even in a safer way such as using the deep freeze application for more security.

[pawanjain]

I avoid using any desk for anything except personal use (when I am accessing someone else's PC).
There mere thought of sharing my PC with someone else rings bells in my mind and I start getting paranoid.
The possibilities of getting scammed with such screen sharing apps are high and it's better to keep the device for banking and crypto separate.
Having another device for payments will reduce the risk of getting scammed.

[wiss19]

Why would anyone trust a random person to access their device anyway? No matter what problem you are facing, if you know you have assets in your computer, or private information that no one should ever see, you shouldn't be giving access to your device to someone only to fix something in it. First of all, with the advent of the internet and search engines, one doesn't even need external support for small things, especially if they are software-related, secondly, even if someone wants to get some support, they should at least do something to safeguard their stuff before they go for it.

It's never a good idea to give someone access to your device over the phone. If you want to get support, go get someone physically and bring them with you so that they can help you get everything fixed, and while they are doing it, be there and watch everything they do, but even then, you shouldn't have private stuff in it.