Rudometov Maxims

Rudometov Maxims

Biography

2024: Accusation of creating hacker software

On October 29, 2024 Ministry of Justice USA , it reported that Russia charges were brought against citizen Maxim Rudometov in the development and administration of harmful software Redline. This malware belongs to the class of steelers - viruses designed to steal various data, including logins and passwords.

According to the US Department of Justice, Redline, as well as the closely related Meta Stealer, were used to steal data from millions of users around the world. These steelers are offered under the MaaS (Malware as a Service) model - malicious software as a service. Various schemes are used to distribute malware, including phishing emails. It is estimated that more than half of the devices (55%) in the world attacked in 2023 by steelers were infected with malicious ON RedLine.

Rudometov is alleged to have regularly accessed and managed RedLine's infrastructure, as well as being linked to various cryptocurrency accounts used to receive payments and launder funds. He is charged with access device fraud, conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and money laundering. If the Russian is found guilty, under these articles he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years, 5 years and 20 years in prison, respectively.

It is also said that the US Department of Justice, the FBI, the Navy Criminal Investigation Service, the US Internal Revenue Administration Criminal Investigation Service and the US Army Criminal Investigation Department have joined forces with international partners as part of Operation Magnus to seize Telegram domains, servers and accounts used by RedLine and Meta Stealer administrators to curb cybercriminals.^[1]

2025: $10m reward announced

In early June 2025, the US State Department announced an award of up to $10 million for information about Russian hacker Maxim Rudometov, who is said to be involved in the development and distribution of the RedLine malware. This malware allows attackers to steal logins, passwords, cookies, bank card and crypto wallet data, as well as download and run third-party programs.

Money for information about Rudometov is offered as part of the Rewards for Justice program. American authorities say RedLine software has been used by a wide range of attackers to carry out attacks on large corporations and critical infrastructure around the world, including organizations in the United States. In addition, this malware was used to infect millions of computers. The RedLine program is distributed according to the MaaS model ("malware as a service") - it is advertised on cybercriminal forums and in various Telegram channels.

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The Rewards for Justice report said Rudometov regularly gained access to RedLine's technical infrastructure and managed its work. It is allegedly linked to various cryptocurrency accounts used to receive and launder payments. It is also alleged that Rudometov used the pseudonyms "dendimirror," "alinchok," "ghackihg," "makc1901," "navi_ghacking" and "bloodzz.fenix."

Rudometov was charged with the use and distribution of malware. It was the result of a years-long FBI investigation that allegedly established links between Rudometov's network aliases, email addresses and IP addresses, the iCloud account he used to play games and share codes, and his social media profiles.^[2]

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