S7, E274 - Your Password Is Already For Sale

S7, E274 - Your Password Is Already For Sale

June 29, 2026 · 20 min

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The episode discusses the implications of infostealer malware and the reality behind the headlines of massive password breaches.

Send us Fan Mail Last year, every major outlet ran the same story: 16 billion passwords exposed. Apple. Google. Facebook. The largest breach in history. It was overblown. Security experts tore it apart within 48 hours. But here's the thing: the real story underneath that headline is actually scarier. And nobody covered it. It's called infostealer malware. It's been quietly running on millions of devices — stealing passwords, bypassing MFA, and feeding an underground credential economy that's ...

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