"Chrome 80 Encryption Change Blocks AZORult Password Stealer"

New research has discovered that Chrome 80's move to encrypt locally saved passwords and cookies using AES-256 has had a significant adverse effect on a hugely successful data and user profile stealing malware called AZORult. Researchers used the crime marketplace called Genisis to look at the impact Google Chrome's new update has had on AZORult. Until now, most of the data that was being sold on Genisis was acquired through the use of AZORult. Since the latest update to Google Chrome, the number of stolen credentials on Genisis has gone down significantly from 335,000 to about 230,000 in a matter of weeks.  

Naked Security reports: "Chrome 80 Encryption Change Blocks AZORult Password Stealer"