In court documents, Raccoon Infostealer was used as a malware-as-a-service or “MaaS” to steal personal data. While the FBI doesn’t have a definite number of affected computers, at least 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification were stolen.
Sokolovsky is being detained in the Netherlands under a U.S. extradition request. He faces the following charges: one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and related activity in connection with computers; one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering; and one count of aggravated identity theft.
In court documents, Raccoon Infostealer was used as a malware-as-a-service or “MaaS” to steal personal data through email phishing and other means to infect computers with malware. Victims’ log-in credentials, financial information and other personal records were used to commit financial crimes or sold to others on cybercrime forums.