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Qilin ransomware now steals credentials from Chrome browsers

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Summary
Nutrition label

66% Informative

Qilin ransomware group has been using a new tactic and deploys a custom stealer to steal account credentials stored in Google Chrome browser.

The credential-harvesting techniques has been observed by the Sophos X-Ops team during incident response engagements and marks an alarming change on the ransomware scene.

VR Score

57

Informative language

50

Neutral language

35

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

69

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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