The hugely popular infostealer known as Raccoon is back, as its adoptive developers demonstrate new features to the underground hacking community.
According to BleepingComputer, cybersecurity researchers recently discovered a new ad on hacking forums, promoting version 2.3.0 of the infamous malware. It comes with a couple of improvements, which the team worked “tirelessly” to bring to the hacking community.
As per the post, the new features were designed based on “customer feedback”, requests, and cybercrime trends, and should provide a better user experience with more privacy from researchers and law enforcement.
Upgrades
Raccoon Stealer version 2.3.0 has a new search function hackers can use to look for stolen credentials, a new tool to counter “suspicious activity” by deleting all records, and a reporting system that identifies and blocks IP addresses used by crawlers and bots. There is also a new Log Stats panel which gives users a holistic overview of their operations.
In its prime, Raccoon Stealer was one of the most popular infostealing malware variants out there, but it was shut down following an FBI raid late last year. During the raid, the infostealer’s developer, Mark Sokolovsky, was arrested in the Netherlands, while the infrastructure was shut down.
Raccoon Stealer was an infostealer-as-a-service, which hackers could rent for $200 a month. It is capable of stealing information from more than 60 applications. It mostly targeted login credentials, credit card information, crypto wallets, and similar data.
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Via: BleepingComputer
