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