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Prosecutor release

Armenian Man Extradited to U.S. Faces Charges for Role in Infostealing Malware Scheme

United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas, March 25, 2026. Extradition, 23 March 2026 arrival and Austin initial appearance of Hambardzum Minasyan on a three-count RedLine indictment; his alleged registration of two virtual private servers, two domains and a cryptocurrency payment account; link to co-defendant Maxim Rudometov.

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
March 25, 2026
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
2

Bibliographic record

Publisher
United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas
Published
March 25, 2026
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/armenian-man-extradited-us-faces-charges-role-infostealing-malware-scheme
What it supports
Extradition, 23 March 2026 arrival and Austin initial appearance of Hambardzum Minasyan on a three-count RedLine indictment; his alleged registration of two virtual private servers, two domains and a cryptocurrency payment account; link to co-defendant Maxim Rudometov
Dataset id
src_doj_minasyan_2026

Research notes

  • Archived capture of 2026-08-21 read on 2026-08-23; its header reads 'Wednesday, March 25, 2026', matching the justice.gov press-release JSON API date.
  • The release does not state which country Minasyan was extradited from - do not infer one.
  • Announced by U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Justin R. Simmons; components are the Criminal Division's Office of International Affairs, the FBI and USAO-WDTX.

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

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Takedown records

1 citation

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Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

  • Hambardzum Minasyan

    Extradited, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

    Later outcome
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