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Field notes on infostealer exposure, session hijacking and defensible incident response, for the teams that have to contain it.

A laptop running a security scan on a plain desk, the first practical step in checking a device for infostealer malware.
Incident Response

How to Check Your Computer for an Infostealer

Check for an infostealer before you change any passwords. Flashpoint tracked 11.1 million infected devices in 2025. Here is a safe, ordered way to check.

Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read
A phone showing a one-time authentication code next to a laptop, the setup attackers try to work around rather than break.
Threat Intelligence

Can a Hacker Bypass Two-Factor Authentication?

Yes, attackers can bypass 2FA by stealing the session after login. SpyCloud recaptured 17.3 billion stolen cookies in 2024. Here is how, and how to stay safe.

Jul 18, 2026 · 5 min read
A quiet office laptop on a desk, screen on and idle, the ordinary-looking device an infostealer targets without leaving visible symptoms.
Threat Intelligence

Signs your computer has an infostealer

The signs of infostealer infection are often invisible: the malware runs once and exfiltrates in seconds. 80% of breaches now involve stolen credentials.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
A person sitting in a dim office staring at a laptop login screen, the reset that keeps failing to stop the leak.
Incident Response

My Passwords Keep Getting Leaked After I Change Them

If your password keeps getting compromised after you change it, the cause was never removed. 40% of infostealer infections hit devices that ran antivirus.

Jul 18, 2026 · 9 min read
A smartphone lock screen showing a password prompt, the moment a device security alert warns that a saved password appeared in a data leak.
Threat Intelligence

My password appeared in a data leak: what does it mean?

A Chrome or Apple alert that your password appeared in a data leak means it was found in a known breach corpus. SpyCloud recaptured 3.1B passwords in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
A laptop and phone side by side showing account sign-in screens, the two devices you sign out after a password leak.
Incident Response

How to log out of all devices after a password leak

After a leak, sign out of all devices to kill stolen sessions a reset leaves alive. Steps for Google, Microsoft, GitHub and AWS. 17.3B cookies stolen in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A phone and laptop side by side on a dark desk, the two device surfaces where account session activity shows up.
Threat Intelligence

How do I know if someone is logged into my account?

Check your account's active-sessions list, then watch for forwarding rules and unknown OAuth apps. SpyCloud found 17.3B stolen session cookies in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A person reviewing search results on a laptop in a dim room, illustrating an individual checking whether their login credentials were leaked.
Threat Intelligence

How do I know if my credentials were leaked?

How to know if your credentials were leaked, why a clean checker result is not proof, and the five exposure types tools miss. HIBP indexes 17.6B pwned accounts.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
A browser address bar and cookie prompt on a dark laptop screen, the layer where session cookies live and get stolen.
Threat Intelligence

How do I know if my browser cookies were stolen?

You rarely get an alert when browser cookies are stolen. SpyCloud recaptured 17.3 billion stolen session cookies in 2024. Here are the signs to watch.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
A laptop on a desk showing a website search field, the moment someone checks whether their email turned up in a data breach.
Threat Intelligence

Have I Been Pwned says I was breached: what should I do?

Have I Been Pwned flagged your email? Here's what to do next: check what leaked, reset reused passwords, and revoke live sessions. HIBP tracks 17.6B accounts.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A wall of numbered brass post-office mailboxes, a metaphor for one email address exposed among millions in a breach.
Threat Intelligence

My email was found in a data breach, but my password wasn't

An email in a breach without your password is the lowest-risk exposure, not zero: 70% of breach victims reused a leaked password. What each case means.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
A laptop sign-in screen with an empty password field, the reset step most people assume ends the incident.
Incident Response

I changed my password after a breach. Am I safe now?

Changed your password after a breach? You may still be exposed: stolen session cookies bypass the reset. SpyCloud recaptured ~17 billion stolen cookies in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A browser sign-in screen prompting for an account, the login layer attackers bypass by replaying a stolen session.
Threat Intelligence

Can hackers access my account without knowing my password?

Yes. Attackers replay stolen session cookies, tokens and hijacked phone numbers to skip your password. SpyCloud recaptured 17.3B stolen cookies in 2024 alone.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Abstract network of connected identity nodes over a dark grid, representing the exposed-identity surface a security team has to manage.
Threat Intelligence

Identity exposure management: what it is and how it works

Identity exposure management finds, revokes and rotates leaked credentials before attackers log in. SpyCloud recaptured 17.3B stolen session cookies in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
An analyst reviewing lines of data on a dark screen, illustrating a scoped check for exposed corporate credentials.
Threat Intelligence

How to check whether your company credentials have been exposed

A practical method for security teams to check for exposed company credentials across breach data and stealer logs. HIBP alone indexes 17.6B pwned accounts.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A wall of monitoring screens in a dark operations room, representing two overlapping approaches to credential exposure monitoring.
Threat Intelligence

Dark web monitoring vs. infostealer monitoring: what each one detects and misses

Dark web monitoring catches breach dumps and forum listings; infostealer monitoring surfaces fresh device logs and live cookies. SpyCloud logged 17.3B cookies.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Rows of illuminated server racks in a data center, the corporate identity infrastructure credential monitoring protects.
Threat Intelligence

What is compromised credential monitoring? A guide for security teams

Compromised credential monitoring finds users in breaches and stealer logs before attackers log in. Stolen credentials drove 22% of 2025 breaches (Verizon).

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A laptop login screen with a password field in a dim office, the reset step teams wrongly treat as full containment.
Incident Response

Why a password reset is not enough after an infostealer infection

A password reset won't contain an infostealer: stolen session cookies stay valid until revoked. SpyCloud recaptured 17 billion malware-stolen cookies in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read
A security operations analyst working across a wall of monitors in a dim incident response center.
Incident Response

Infostealer incident response: a step-by-step containment checklist

Infostealer incident response checklist: isolate, revoke live sessions, rotate credentials, scope the blast radius. 276M 2025 creds carried active cookies.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A security analyst reviewing exposure data across dark dashboards in a monitoring room.
Threat Intelligence

Employee credentials found on the dark web: what security teams should do next

Employee credentials on the dark web signal a live compromise. Here is how to triage in hours: Verizon ties 22% of all breaches to stolen credentials.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
A web browser session and network traffic on a dark monitor, the layer where session cookies are issued, stolen and replayed.
Threat Intelligence

Stolen session cookies: how attackers bypass MFA and how to revoke access

Stolen session cookies let attackers replay an authenticated session and skip MFA. SpyCloud recaptured 17.3 billion of them from infected devices in 2024.

Jul 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Rows of structured data records on a dark surface, representing distinct categories of leaked credential data.
Threat Intelligence

Stealer Logs vs. Data Breaches vs. Combolists: What Is the Difference?

Stealer logs, data breaches and combolists are not one threat. Stealer logs are the freshest: 276M carried live session cookies in 2025 (Recorded Future).

Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Rows of dark server racks in a data center, the corporate systems that credentials from stealer logs ultimately open.
Threat Intelligence

What are stealer logs, what they contain and how to respond

A stealer log is everything an infostealer siphons from one infected device: passwords, cookies, tokens. Russian Market listed over 180,000 logs in H1 2025.

Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Dark data-center blade servers, the corporate infrastructure infostealer malware ultimately targets.
Threat Intelligence

What is infostealer malware, and how it steals corporate credentials

Infostealer malware harvests passwords, cookies and tokens from a device, then feeds corporate breaches. SpyCloud recaptured 17.3B stolen cookies in 2024.

Jul 17, 2026 · 8 min read