Security News > 2022 > November > 34 Russian Cybercrime Groups Stole Over 50 Million Passwords with Stealer Malware
As many as 34 Russian-speaking gangs distributing information-stealing malware under the stealer-as-a-service model stole no fewer than 50 million passwords in the first seven months of 2022.
Aside from looting passwords, the stealers also harvested 2.11 billion cookie files, 113,204 crypto wallets, and 103,150 payment cards.
Group-IB said the members of several scam groups who are propagating the information stealers previously participated in the Classiscam operation.
"Some groups use three stealers at the same time, while others have only one stealer in their arsenal."
The findings also follow a new report from SEKOIA, which disclosed that seven different traffers teams have added an up-and-coming information stealer known as Aurora to their toolset.
"Beginners do not need to have advanced technical knowledge as the process is fully automated and the worker's only task is to create a file with a stealer in the Telegram bot and drive traffic to it."
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