Startup takes personal data stolen by malware and sells it on to other companies

This report details how the startup Farnsworth Intelligence sells access to vast troves of data stolen by infostealer malware—sourced via third-party “security monitoring” vendors and dark‑web logs—offering subscription and pay‑per‑search access to credentials, cookies, wallet data, browser histories, and device/app details with little to no vetting. It claims legal compliance while continuously adding about 185 million records from 40,000 compromised devices monthly, raising serious abuse and privacy concerns; the piece concludes with standard guidance to mitigate infostealer risks (use updated anti-malware, avoid suspicious downloads, limit browser-stored data, and use a password manager).