password stealer
Login data harvester
A password stealer is malicious software designed to capture and transmit users' login credentials to attackers.
These programs may log keystrokes, extract stored passwords from browsers, or intercept authentication data.
The term also applies to phishing schemes and people who use such methods: The email contained a password stealer disguised as a bank notification.
- keyloggerSoftware recording typed input
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- brute forcePower over technique
- man in the middleIntermediary between two parties
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Malware detection program
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