Darknet: Over 2 million bank cards leaked
Experts estimate that data from 2,3 million bank cards has been published on the dark web in the last two years. Further analyses show that 26 million Windows devices have already been compromised by infostealers, 9 million of which in 2024 alone. Infostealers extract not only financial information but also login credentials, cookies, and other valuable user data. These are then offered in the form of log files on the dark web. Infection with an infostealer occurs unnoticed, with victims downloading and executing malicious files disguised as legitimate software—for example, as a cheat for a game. The spread occurs…