FixableProtecting your accounts
Infostealer malware
Quiet software that lifts your saved passwords and session cookies.
Understand it
Infostealers scrape saved passwords, browser cookies, card numbers and wallets, then sell them on. A stolen cookie can even let an attacker walk straight past your two-step sign-in.
How to spot it
Often nothing to see - you learn of it when accounts are used from odd places. Cracked software and stray downloads are common sources.
Close the gap
- Install software only from official sources; avoid “cracked” applications.
- Use a password manager rather than saving logins in the browser.
- Turn on two-step sign-in so a stolen password alone is not enough.
- If infected, change passwords from a clean device and sign out everywhere.
What to do about it
This is part of your plan - Switch on updates and lock your devices. Work through it there and you’ll close this off along with everything else it covers.