"Ukrainian Pleads Guilty to Running Raccoon Infostealer Malware, Agrees to Pay Nearly $1 Million"
According to the US Department of Justice (DoJ), a Ukrainian national named Mark Sokolovsky pleaded guilty to operating the "Raccoon Infostealer" malware in US federal court. Sokolovsky was previously accused of being one of the "key administrators" of the malware that steals email addresses, ID numbers, bank account details, and cryptocurrency information. Raccoon Infostealer was sold as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) for $200 per month in cryptocurrency. This article continues to discuss the Raccoon Infostealer malware and the Ukrainian national who has pleaded guilty to running it.
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