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Beware! This password stealing malware may steal your data, privacy details: Check how to stay safe

Kaspersky has recommended that users should not post them on forums or social media channels, and always install updates and product patches to ensure protection from the latest malware and threats. 

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Beware! This password stealing malware may steal your data, privacy details: Check how to stay safe
Password Stealing Ware (PSW) is a major weapon in the cybercriminals` toolkit to sabotage users` privacy. Image source: Reuters
Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Edited By: Manas Tiwari
Updated: Thu, Jul 25, 2019
03:59 pm
New Delhi, ZeeBiz WebDesk
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Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has come out with a startling data, stating that use of malware designed to harvest consumers digital data, known as password stealers, has grown 60 per cent in the first half of 2019. The malware is said to have affected a large number of users in India. According to the findings, the malware has most frequently targeted users in India, Brazil, Germany, Russia and the US. The number of users, targeted by the stealers, peaked from less than 600,000 in the first half of 2018 to over 940,000 during the same period this year, the data showed.

Password Stealing Ware (PSW) is a major weapon in the cybercriminals` toolkit to sabotage users` privacy, as this malicious type of software grabs data directly from users` web browsers using various methods. Such information is very sensitive, as it includes access details for online accounts as well as financial information like saved passwords, autofill data and saved payment card details. 

Some families of this type of malware are designed to steal browser cookies, user files from a specific location (for example, a user`s desktop) as well as app files, such as messenger services. 

Through a statement, Alexander Eremin, security researcher at Kaspersky, said, "Modern consumers are increasingly active online and understandably rely on the Internet to carry out many tasks in their daily lives. This fills their digital profiles with more and more data and details and makes them a lucrative target for criminals as they could be monetized in numerous ways afterwards." 

One of the most widely spread Stealer Trojans was multifunctional Azorult, which was detected on the computers of more than 25 per cent of all users who encountered Trojan-PSW type malware in the examined period. 

The researchers have asked users to take certain precautions so that they may not fall prey to malware. They cautioned users against sharing passwords or personal information with friends or family as they could unwittingly make them vulnerable to malware. 

Kaspersky has recommended that users should not post them on forums or social media channels, and always install updates and product patches to ensure protection from the latest malware and threats. 

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