Malware steals files and passwords

Malware steals files and passwords. After hackers accidentally exposed a link to a database of stolen data, we asked a third-party research team to help us analyze its contents.
Malware Steals Files And Passwords
Malware Steals Files And Passwords

After hackers accidentally exposed a link to a database of stolen data, we asked a third-party research team to help us analyze its contents. Our analysis revealed that unreported malware helped steal and sell over 1.2 terabytes (TB) of data, including files, passwords, and cookies. If you want to know what kind of data the malware walked away with and how it did it, check out our report. Remember, the best way to stay safe is to protect your data yourself. Follow good cyber hygiene principles, use password managers, and encrypt your data with NordLocker.

3 key takeaways

The hacker database includes 6.6 million files, 26 million credentials, and 2 billion cookies.

Unprotected data

People leave sensitive data on their desktop unprotected. Some stolen files included notes with passwords and photos of people’s IDs.

Active cookies

22% of stolen cookies were still valid at the time of research. The top services in this database are YouTube, AliExpress, Facebook, and Steam.

Millions of passwords

The malware grabbed passwords from 48 applications. The vast majority of passwords (19.4 million) were extracted from Google Chrome.
At DreamozTech, we believe that holistic SEO is the best way to rank your website because you focus on making every aspect of your site awesome. Sign up now!!

Leave a message

Full Name
Email
Mobile
Description