These Crooks Have Stolen Millions Of Passwords Here S How To Avoid Becoming Their Next Victim
Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at security company Group-IB, the password-stealing campaign is attributed to 34 different Russian-speaking cyber-criminal groups involved in distributing malware-as-a-service schemes. People have fallen victim to the attacks across the world, with the US, Brazil, India, Germany, and Indonesia most commonly targeted. By using information-stealing malware, including Raccoon and Redline stealers, cyber criminals have collectively infected more than 890,000 users and stolen over 50 million passwords – as well as stealing details of over 103,000 bank cards and their data, which could be used to steal digital cash from more than 113,000 crypto wallets, according to the security company....