Who is at risk of infostealer infections?
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Written by Anthony Wedding
— co-founder
Short answer
Infostealers infect indiscriminately, but organizations are at higher risk if they rely on browser-stored credentials, allow remote work or BYOD without tight control, or let employees log in from unmanaged devices. In real-world infections, the most impacted groups include IT administrators, SaaS and managed service providers, remote-first teams, and sectors with distributed access such as healthcare and education. Infostealer risk depends less on industry and more on how broadly access is distributed and how easily it can be stolen and reused.
What increases organizational risk
Organizations are at higher risk if they:
Rely on browser-stored credentials or session-based authentication: including cookies and tokens.
Allow remote work or BYOD setups without tight control.:
Let employees log in from unmanaged or personal devices.:
Operate internationally: especially with contractors or regional teams lacking endpoint controls.
Lack visibility into leaked credentials or active session exposure.:
Who gets hit hardest in practice
In real-world infections, the most impacted groups include:
IT administrators and developers: who often have credentials to infrastructure, source code, or privileged internal tools.
SaaS and managed service providers: whose single login may provide access to multiple clients or tenants, making their compromise highly leveraged.
Remote-first teams and SMEs: where central IT governance is limited and browser-based workflows are dominant.
Sectors with distributed and decentralized access: such as healthcare, education, and nonprofits, which often use shared devices or lack full endpoint enforcement.
It’s about access, not identity
Infostealer risk is not about who you are. It is about how your access is structured, how broadly it is distributed, and how easily it can be stolen and reused. Passguard helps organizations in every one of these higher-risk categories by monitoring for stolen sessions the moment they appear on criminal marketplaces.
