ARMENIAN MAN EXTRADITED TO U.S. FACES CHARGES FOR ROLE IN INFOSTEALING MALWARE SCHEME

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Field Office issued the following press release:

AUSTIN, Texas - An Armenian man made his initial appearance in an Austin federal court Tuesday after being extradited to the U.S. on criminal charges related to his alleged role in an infostealer scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons.

According to court documents, Hambardzum Minasyan allegedly conspired with others to enrich himself by developing and administering RedLine, one of the most prevalent infostealing malware variants in the world, which has previously been used to conduct intrusions against major corporations. When executed, Red...