Infostealers Turn Millions of Devices Into Credential Theft Machines

▤ Summary

Infostealers have become a major source of stolen credentials and session data for attackers. The article explains how these malware families evade detection, collect sensitive identity artifacts, and move that data into criminal marketplaces. It highlights how attackers use the stolen access to enter enterprise environments, abuse SaaS and cloud accounts, and launch ransomware with little warning. The piece also shows that the infostealer ecosystem changes quickly, with different strains rising and falling in prevalence over time. Organizations that rely on passwords, browser sessions, and SaaS access face ongoing credential-theft risk and need stronger detection and response controls.

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$25M to $50M