4) Keylogging Keylogging. It’s not something you want to mes | Cybrary.it

4) Keylogging

Keylogging. It’s not something you want to mess with. Keylogging is used in targeted attacks where the hacker knows or is particularly interested in the victim. It’s used to target spouses, colleagues and relatives. It’s also used to target corporations and nation-states.

This is a highly complicated technique that requires access or compromise of the victim’s machine via malware. You can find your favorite off-the-shelf keyloggers and commercial spyware on the internet and dark web.

With keyloggers, it really doesn’t matter how strong your password is. The hacker can see exactly what you type in for your username and password. It’s great for gaining access to bank accounts, websites and especially cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets where fund transfers cannot be reversed.