The operators of the infamous Raccoon malware announced their return this week after a six-month hiatus from hacker forums following the arrest of an administrator. "We are happy to return with new strength and understanding of our mistakes," they said in a statement.
Raccoon is a highly popular info-stealing malware-as-a-service sold on dark web forums. It has been praised for its simplicity and customization. The malware targets popular browsers and desktop cryptocurrency wallets to steal
Recently, cyber threat actors have been observed using AI-generated YouTube Videos to spread various stealer malware such as Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar. The videos lure users by pretending to be tutorials on downloading cracked software versions such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, and other licensed products available only to paid users. Nothing is free on the Internet; you may be paying with a malware infection.
A "large and resilient infrastructure" comprising over 250 domains is being used to distribute information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar since early 2020. The infection chain uses about a hundred of fake cracked software catalogue websites that redirect to several links before downloading the payload hosted on file share platforms, such as GitHub, cybersecurity researchers reported.
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RisePro is an information-stealing malware that was first discovered in mid-December 2022. The earliest log recording from this malware, as of the time of this writing, was December 12th, 2022. The logs found were posted to Russian Market, which is a log shop that is like other markets, such as Genesis. There appeared to be multiple thousands of logs posted [2]. RisePro appears to be written in C++ and acts similarly to the “Vidar” malware. According to a Joe Sandbox analysis, RisePro exhib
Raccoon Stealer, one of the most prolific data stealers in digital history is back and more effective than ever. The re-emergence of the malware, best known for stealing personal information like passwords, files, and biometric data was first spotted by French cybersecurity company Sekoia the last week of June 2022. According to the firm's analysis, the authors of Raccoon Stealer have rewritten the code from scratch and added screenshot capturing and keystroke logging to its list of capabilit
