""The service, called "Raccoon0365," allowed users to engage in phishing campaigns that involved thousands of emails at a time, according to Steven Masada, assistant general counsel for Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit. The phishing operation ended up stealing at least 5,000 Microsoft user credentials. Phishing is a cybercrime in which criminals impersonate trustworthy domains to deceive users into revealing sensitive information like passwords or banking details.""
""Raccoon0365 operates through a private Telegram channel with over 850 subscribers. The service enables users to impersonate trusted brand names and get targets to enter Microsoft login details on fake Microsoft platforms. According to Micorsoft's Masada, the service has generated at least $100,000 in cryptocurrency payments for its operators since launching in July 2024. Raccoon0365 users targeted a wide range of industries, a significant number of which are organizations based in New York City, Masada said.""
""Microsoft identified what it said was a Raccoon0365-related effort using tax-themed phishing emails to target more than 2,300 organizations, mostly in the US, in February this year, according to a company blog posted in April. Earlier this month, Microsoft obtained an order from the US District Court in Manhattan to seize domains associated with Raccoon0365. The seizure of the websites occurred over a period of days earlier this month.""
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit seized 338 websites tied to Raccoon0365, a Nigerian-based phishing-as-a-service. The service operated through a private Telegram channel with over 850 subscribers and enabled users to impersonate trusted brands and host fake Microsoft platforms to capture login credentials. The operation stole at least 5,000 Microsoft user credentials and generated at least $100,000 in cryptocurrency since launching in July 2024. Raccoon0365 users targeted thousands of recipients across industries, including many organizations in New York City, and used tax-themed phishing campaigns that targeted more than 2,300 organizations. Microsoft obtained a U.S. District Court order in Manhattan and seized the domains over several days, with operators using Cloudflare to conceal backend infrastructure.
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