Traffers: A deep dive into the information stealer ecosystem

This Sekoia report analyzes the ecosystem of "traffers"—actors and organised teams that generate non-legitimate traffic to distribute information-stealing malware. It documents team organization and services (builders, crypters, Telegram bots, SEO/YouTube uploaders), the prevalent 911 infection chain (stolen YouTube accounts linking to password‑protected archives hosted on file-sharing sites), the main stealer families used (Redline, Meta, Raccoon, Vidar), a concrete Redline campaign example with IoCs, and recommended mitigations for individuals and organisations.