the.com/infostealer
malware that goes through your digital pockets while you're not looking.
means a type of malicious software designed to secretly harvest passwords, cookies, credit card numbers, and crypto wallets from an infected device.
from emerged alongside the rise of browser-saved passwords and crypto wallets, it exploded as a business model in the 2010s when malware authors realized stolen data logs sell better as a subscription service than a one-time heist.
business modelsold as malware-as-a-service on dark web forums
favorite targetbrowser-saved passwords and session cookies
famous strainsredline, vidar, and raccoon stealer
bypass tricksteals login cookies to skip password and 2fa entirely