20% surge in password stealer attacks puts Indian businesses’ credentials at risk: Kaspersky
Password stealers are becoming a preferred tool for attackers targeting organisations in India. Kaspersky’s telemetry showed a 20% increase in password stealer attacks targeting its business users in India, highlighting how quietly harvested credentials are being used to infiltrate business environments without triggering alarms.
In 2025 alone, Kaspersky’s business solutions detected and blocked 225,223 password-stealing attacks in corporate networks in India.
Password stealers are a malware type designed to steal passwords and other account information. Stealers extract stored secret keys from browsers and other utilities, analyse cache and cookie files, and gain access to cryptocurrency wallet data.
Cybercriminals can use stolen passwords to gain unauthorised access to accounts for various malicious purposes, including financial theft, identity theft, extortion, and using the compromised accounts to launch further attacks.
India recorded a significant 20% year-on-year increase in password stealer attacks on businesses in 2025, with detections rising from 1,88,470 in 2024 to...
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