Security News > 2022 > June > Raccoon Stealer is back with a new version to steal your passwords
The Raccoon Stealer malware is back with a second major version circulating on cybercrime forums, offering hackers elevated password-stealing functionality and upgraded operational capacity.
The Raccoon Stealer operation shut down in March 2022 when its operators announced that one of the lead developers was killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
According to the malware authors, the new Raccoon version was built from scratch using C/C++, featuring a new back-end, front-end, and code to steal credentials and other data.
A new malware family detection was discussed among analysts on Twitter on June 8, 2022, who assigned the name "RecordBreaker," not realizing this is the next major version of Raccoon Stealer.
What stands out is that the new Raccoon sends data each time it collects a new item, which increases the risk of detection but ensures maximum effectiveness until the malware is discovered and uprooted from the host.
"We expect a resurgence of Raccoon Stealer v2, as developers implemented a version tailored to the needs of cybercriminals and scaled their backbone servers to handle large loads," comments Sekoia in the report.