1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Key Findings 5,250,773 stolen login credentials were investigated between 2019- 2021 as part of this research, 3,833,942 of them were collected in 2021 In 2021, the country that was the most exposed in these markets was France In 2020, the country that was the most exposed was Italy We found that the most exposed sector in 2021 was the telecom sector When looking at the banking sector, the country that was most exposed in 2021 was Spain When looking at the telecom sector, energy sector and government sector, the country that was the most exposed in 2021 is France Russian Market is the most dominant and active market out of the four markets that were investigated as part of this report Redline infostealer has been used the most, compared to the other infostealers, during 2021 by the markets analyzed 1 2 Executive Summary 5 The Rise of Dark Web Botnet Marketplaces