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](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.

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## Cited by

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Maxim Rudometov](https://takedownindex.org/people/maxim-rudometov)

Charged, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[2 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-magnus-redline-and-meta-infostealers)

Domains seized, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

Primary source
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[User account](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-magnus-redline-and-meta-infostealers)

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

Primary source

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