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References :

• Cybernews: An operator of the Racoon Infostealer malware, who previously faked his own death, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison.
• securityonline.info: Zscaler ThreatLabz has identified a new malware family, RiseLoader, which specializes in downloading and executing second-stage payloads.
• DataBreaches.Net: Ukrainian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime Case
• malware.news: Ukrainian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime Case
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation.
• Threats | CyberScoop: Ukrainian sentenced to five years in jail for work on Raccoon Stealer
• BleepingComputer: Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation.
• malware.news: Raccoon Stealer operator jailed
• Help Net Security: Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, he conspired to operate the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS).
• www.justice.gov: U.S. Department of Justice : Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in prison for administering the Raccoon Infostealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) business.
• securityaffairs.com: SecurityAffairs.com report on Raccoon Infostealer operator.

Classification:

• HashTags: #RaccoonStealer #Malware #Cybercrime
• Target: Raccoon Stealer Victims
• Attacker: Raccoon Stealer Operator
• Product: Raccoon Stealer
• Feature: Malware Operation
• Malware: Raccoon Stealer
• Type: Legal
• Severity: Major