Seventeen months after international law enforcement dismantled one of the world's most damaging infostealing malware networks, a second defendant has arrived in a U.S. federal courtroom — this time extradited from Armenia — as the prosecution of the RedLine infostealer operation continues to work through the criminal network that built and sustained it.

Hambardzum Minasyan, an Armenian national, appeared in an Austin federal court after being extradited to the United States to face charges related to his alleged role in the RedLine infostealer scheme. The Justice Department's Office of International Affairs secured Minasyan's arrest and extradition on March 23, 2026, with significant assis...