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Prosecutor release

U.S. Joins International Action Against RedLine and META Infostealers

United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas, October 29, 2024. US component of Operation Magnus: the unsealed Western District of Texas warrant authorising seizure of two RedLine/META command-and-control domains, the unsealed complaint against Maxim Rudometov, and the list of participating US agencies.

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
October 29, 2024
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
3

Bibliographic record

Publisher
United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas
Published
October 29, 2024
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/us-joins-international-action-against-redline-and-meta-infostealers
What it supports
US component of Operation Magnus: the unsealed Western District of Texas warrant authorising seizure of two RedLine/META command-and-control domains, the unsealed complaint against Maxim Rudometov, and the list of participating US agencies
Dataset id
src_doj_magnus_2024

Research notes

  • Archived capture of 2026-05-23 read on 2026-08-23; header reads 'Tuesday, October 29, 2024'.
  • The justice.gov API's internal 'created' timestamp is 2024-10-28 17:05 ET, one day before the published date shown on the page - use 2024-10-29, the date the release itself carries.
  • Distinct from src_politie_magnus_2024 (Dutch National Police, 2024-10-28), which the bundle already holds.

How this source is used

Cited 3 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.

Cited by

Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

  • Maxim Rudometov

    Charged, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

    Primary source

Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 2 domains

    Domains seized, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

    Primary source
  • User account

    User account disabled, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

    Primary source
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