DOJ Seeks Extradition of Ukrainian Behind Alleged Malware Scheme
The U.S. is seeking the extradition of a Ukrainian national who allegedly led an international malware campaign that infected millions of computers globally, DOJ said Tuesday, announcing an indictment for crimes associated with Raccoon Infostealer. According to DOJ, Mark Sokolovsky,…
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26, leased access to the malware for $200 per month. Customers used Raccoon Infostealer to collect personal and financial information from victims’ devices. Sokolovsky, who's being held in the Netherlands on a U.S. extradition request, faces "20 years in prison for the wire fraud and money laundering offenses, five years for the conspiracy to commit computer fraud charge, and a mandatory consecutive two-year term for the aggravated identity theft offense."