Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to five years in prison for his instrumental role in operating the infamous Raccoon Stealer malware.
The rise and fall of Raccoon Stealer
Initially gaining traction as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation, Raccoon Stealer grew into an indispensable item in many threat actors’ tool belts, allowing even novices to carry out sophisticated cybercrimes.
Under the MaaS business model, cybercriminals could rent the malicious platform for as little