Deep Dive on the 16B Credential Leak: Infostealers Exploiting Active Sessions

A user spent their weekend analyzing a leak of 16 billion credentials, discovering that infostealers like RedLine, Raccoon, and Vidar have been exfiltrating active sessions for months. These infostealers target active browser sessions, API tokens, SSH keys, and other sensitive information present in memory during execution, rather than stored passwords. The user highlights that current security tools primarily focus on static analysis, providing limited visibility into real-time threats.