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Raccoon Stealer malware operator gets 5 years in jail after guilty plea

Raccoon Stealer malware operator gets 5 years in jail after guilty plea

Technology
Ukrainian nationwide Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to 5 years in jail for his participation in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. According to unsealed court files, Sokolovsky (likewise referred to as raccoon-stealer, Photix, and black21jack77777) and his conspirators leased the malware to other risk stars under a MaaS (malware-as-a-service) design for $75 weekly or $200 month-to-month. After contaminating a gadget, Raccoon Stealer gathers and takes a vast array of information, consisting of qualifications, cryptocurrency wallets, charge card information, e-mail information, and other delicate details from lots of applications. In March 2022, authorities detained Sokolovsky in the Netherlands. The FBI likewise took the malware offline by dismantling its facilities...
Australian Awards Ceremony Targeted In ‘Voter Fraud’ Operation

Australian Awards Ceremony Targeted In ‘Voter Fraud’ Operation

Entertainment
The Victoria Police Cybercrime, Fraud, Scams and Online Safety Unit has actually been tapped to examine the matter. Angie McMahon Taylor Ranston MELBOURNE, Australia-- The 2024 Music Victoria Awards were targeted by "unidentified assailant/s" who controlled numerous of the publicly-voted classifications, organizers have actually validated. Late Wednesday, Nov. 27, Music Victoria, the trade body that produces the yearly event, revealed the breach by method of a social networks post, and a lengthier description on its main site. Music Victoria's associates expose they had actually "just recently ended up being conscious of uncommon activity within the t...
Greasy Opal’s CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years

Greasy Opal’s CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years

Technology
Greasy Opal's CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years" height="816" src="https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2024/08/23/0_1.jpg" width="1456"/> < img alt="Greasy Opal's CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years "height ="816"src =" https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2024/08/23/0_1.jpg "width ="1456"/ > A designer that scientists now track as Greasy Opal, running as a relatively genuine company, has actually been sustaining the cybercrime-as-a-service market with a tool that bypasses account security services and permits bot-led CAPTCHA resolving at scale. Greasy Opal has actually been active for more almost 20 years and customizes its tools based upon clients'targeting requirements. Its software application has actually been utilized to targ...