Operation Trashpanda: Disrupting RaccoonO365
Source: YouTube · SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response · published Apr 2, 2026 · 36:03
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit successfully disrupted the "Raccoon 065" fishing empire in Operation Trash Panda 0:19.
Key Takeaways:
• Investigators Maurice Mason and Nick Monaco introduced the operation targeting the Raccoon 065 group 0:02.
• The presentation outlines the investigation into Raccoon 0365 and the disruption strategies employed by Microsoft 0:30.
• Microsoft noted a brief resurgence of the group shortly after the initial disruption, highlighting the persistent nature of cybercrime 0:42.
This operation underscores Microsoft's ongoing commitment to dismantling organized cybercriminal networks and protecting digital integrity.
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Hi everyone. Uh, like she said, my name is Maurice Mason. I'm a principal cyber crime investigator in the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit. I'm here with my colleague today, Nick Monaco, who's also principal cyber crime investigator on the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit. Um, today we're going to walk you through one of our recent operations, um, Operation Trash Panda, disrupting Raccoon 065's fishing empire. and our agenda. First thing we're going to do, we're going to talk about some major things themes and what you'll learn. We'll talk about the investigation into Raccoon 0365. And we'll also talk about disruption angle, which is a key component of what we do on the Microsoft digital crimes unit. We'll talk about how there was a short blip after our disruption. They actually returned. And th…