Hackers Expose 1,000,000 US Bank Accounts in One Year, With Thieves Sharing Usernames and Passwords Freely on Dark Web: Kaspersky

Hackers Expose 1,000,000 US Bank Accounts in One Year, With Thieves Sharing Usernames and Passwords Freely on Dark Web: Kaspersky

More than one million online banking accounts were compromised in 2025 as cybercriminals increasingly relied on infostealers to collect financial credentials. The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says over one million online banking accounts served by the world’s 100 largest banks fell victim to infostealing malware, with credentials for those accounts being shared on the dark web. “According to Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence (DFI), in 2025 over one million online banking accounts served by the world’s 100 largest banks fell victim to infostealers: credentials for these accounts were being freely shared on the dark web. The countries with the highest median number of compromised accounts per bank were India, Spain, and Brazil.” Kaspersky says attackers are increasingly shifting away from traditional computer-based banking malware and instead using credential theft techniques, inclu

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