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Accused ‘Raccoon’ Malware Developer Fled Ukraine After Russian Invasion

Krebs on Security

Attorney for the Western District of Texas unsealed an indictment last week that named Mark Sokolvsky as the core developer for the Raccoon Infostealer business, which was marketed on several Russian-language cybercrime forums beginning in 2019. According to the U.S. stolen with the help of Raccoon. The Raccoon v. based attorney F.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit.