The Internet Security Giant Kaspersky has published a report that says he identified more than 7 million “committed accounts” for the best transmission services that have been leaked online only in 2024.
The details were not leaked due to a violation in the safety system of the transmission services themselves, but were captured by other malicious media, such as Spyware browser extensions, which scrape the information he writes on his computer and sends it to the scammers, or the false websites that deceive him to enter the information of his account (known as Phishing).
Netflix accounts were, with much, most of the leaked information identified by Kaspersky, which told more than 5 million of the 7 million in total. However, there were also filtered accounts for Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max and Apple TV+.
The greatest number of filtered accounts seems to be for people based in Brazil, then Mexico, then India, but the accounts leaked everywhere, from the United Kingdom to Canada to Australia and Japan.
How big is this problem?
If your account has been violated, the good news is that you should not put your financial information in a lot of danger, with a couple of notable exceptions.
Your billing information must be safely stored by all these transmission services, and not visible to anyone simply navigating their profile if they log in maliciously.
With the tastes of Netflix and Disney+ take energetic measures against the exchange of passwords between households, someone who uses their session to see from another country could make these transmission services provide a warning about adhering to their terms.
However, the greatest danger is whether the passwords involved give access to other services. For example, if the login of your main video is the same as its login from Amazon Prime, then that account can mean that you can ask for things online from your account.
Similarly, if your Apple TV+ login is the same as its Apple ID’s general login, then someone could spend money from the payment details connected to your Apple ID.
However, Amazon and Apple admit the authentication of two factors, which means that the password alone should not be enough for someone to log in to their account; If you don’t have this active, you must change that now.
However, in all cases, if your password for these services is the same as you use for any other login, then the danger is not someone who logs in your Netflix: they are using the same details to log in as on the online shopping platforms or other sites where they could do any financial damage.
That is why we always recommend using one of the best password administrators, so it has a unique password for each service without the discomfort of needing to remember them all. IPhones and Android phones have this built -in capacity.
What should you do next?
If you are concerned about your accounts for these services, you must log in to them and change your password immediately.
In general, activating the authentication of two factors in any service that supports it is obvious. Netflix, in particular, does not offer this option, but has its own page on how to keep its Netflix account safe.
If you are not using one of the best password administrators, now it is the perfect time to start. Many of these services will tell you if one of your passwords appears in the information of the filtered account, so you can take measures to change it immediately.
But also take into account how these details were leaked: not through services hacks, but because people discharged extensions and software from the dubious browser, or were trapped in Phishing schemes that asked them to enter their details on false websites.
Being cautious online is as important as using technical options such as a password administrator or a two factors authentication.
Kaspersky’s report highlights three things to remember:
- “Always use a legitimate and paid subscription when accessing transmission services and be sure to use official market applications or official websites.”
- “Always verify the authenticity of the websites before entering any personal information. Get to the official trusted pages when you see or download content and verify the verification URLs and the spelling spells of the company to avoid phishing sites.”
- “Be careful with file extensions you are downloading. Video files should not have extensions .exe or .MSI, these are generally associated with harmful programs.”
