Malware that hunts for account credentials on adult websites tripled in 2018

The number of detections for malware strains that hunt for login credentials on adult-themed websites tripled in 2018, while the number of adverts selling access to hacked accounts on porn portals doubled, according to a report published today by Kaspersky Labs.

"In 2018, the number of attacked users doubled, reaching more than 110,000 PCs across the world," Kaspersky researchers said. "The number of attacks almost tripled, to 850,000 infection attempts."

There were multiple malware families configured to search for login credentials on adult sites last year, however, according to Kaspersky, the most active was the Jimmy trojan, a lesser known malware family that is spread primarily via email spam.