February 19, 2024 at 10:10AM
Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky, 28, appeared in a US court after extradition from the Netherlands. He was arrested in March 2022 for operating the Raccoon Infostealer malware. Sokolovsky was indicted for distributing the malware globally, stealing login credentials, financial data, and leasing access to the malware for $200 monthly. The FBI continues to investigate data theft. Sokolovsky faces multiple charges and is awaiting trial.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– Mark Sokolovsky, a Ukrainian national, has been extradited to the US from the Netherlands and has appeared in court for his involvement in the Raccoon Infostealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS).
– He was arrested in March 2022 and indicted in October 2022 for distributing the Raccoon Infostealer malware through phishing and social engineering tactics, leading to the theft of login credentials, financial data, and other personal information from millions of computers worldwide.
– The operators of the malware charged a fee of approximately $200 per month, payable in cryptocurrency, to lease access to the malware.
– The FBI has collected over 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification from the Raccoon Infostealer-infected computers, and the US Department of Justice continues to investigate the scope of the data stolen.
– Victims can check whether their personal information is included in the dataset in the US government’s repository through a website created by the FBI.
– Sokolovsky faces charges including conspiracy to commit computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. He is currently awaiting trial after appearing in court on February 9.
These are the clear takeaways from the provided meeting notes.