Currently, the trend of using the password manager to maintain the security of personal information online is increasing. Many are seeking the help of these platforms to save, create and remember the login information. Especially the Internet users in the Western country. Popular service for this purpose; For example, one password, laustpass and nordPus are widely used. However, the worry is that hackers have now chosen these platforms as new goals.
Cyber criminals are becoming more efficient than ever. They are stealing users' digital information by hacking password managers. So these platforms are no longer safe. The cyber security firm 'Picus Security' said the information in a recently released report.
According to a report by the company's Red Report 2021, the number of cyber attacks in the password manager has increased three times over the previous year. This study takes data of 1 million or 1 million malware versions. Of these, 20 percent of the password manager or other password storage methods attacked 20 percent malware.
In addition, for the first time, the strategy of stealing login information from the password store has been found in the top 5 strategies of the Cyber Security Framework 'Mighter ATT & CK'. The top 5 strategies were responsible for 5 percent of the cyber attack in 2021.
Picus classifies cyber attacks using 'Mighter ATTT & CK' framework. According to the report of the company, hackers have developed a multiple level of attack called 'Snickthf', through which they can steal information very secretly, permanently and automatically.
The report also says that hackers collect users' information using 'dozens of harmful techniques'.
Picus Security co -founder and Vice President of Picus Labs. “Hackers are now using a very advanced method for hacking,” Suleiman Ozarlan said. For example – memory scraping, registry harvesting and local or cloud -based password stores are hack. Through these methods, they steal important information and enter the users' digital system.
Dr. has given a few suggestions to avoid such hacking. Suleiman. He said that the password manager users need to use multi-factor authentication with the initial password reserve method and the same password can never be re-used. Especially if they are stored in the password manager.
At present, the risk of growing a rapid growth in the cyber security world is artificial intelligence. However, according to Picus's Red Report, cyber criminals have not seen any significant growth in the use of AI -based malware in 2021.
References: Digital trends
