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Mark Sokolovsky, the operator of the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Raccoon Stealer has been a significant malware platform since 2019, enabling cybercriminals to steal sensitive data. The sentencing highlights efforts to combat international cybercrime and bring perpetrators to justice. This should act as a deterrent to others involved in malware creation and distribution. The severity of the sentence is a clear sign that authorities take such operations very seriously.

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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. - 11d
• Malware Archives ? Cybersecurity News - Zscaler ThreatLabz has identified a new malware family, RiseLoader, which specializes in downloading and executing second-stage payloads. - 11d
• DataBreaches.Net - Ukrainian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime Case - 11d
• Malware Analysis, News and Indicators - Latest topics - Ukrainian National Sentenced to Federal Prison in “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime Case - 11d
• Over Security - Cybersecurity news aggregator - Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. - 11d
• Threats | CyberScoop - Ukrainian sentenced to five years in jail for work on Raccoon Stealer - 11d
• @BleepingComputer - Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. - 11d
• Malware Analysis, News and Indicators - Latest topics - Raccoon Stealer operator jailed - 11d
• 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 Racc - 11d
• 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. - 11d
• Security Affairs - SecurityAffairs.com report on Raccoon Infostealer operator. - 10d

Classification:

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