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Aleksey Efremov

Also known as: Ahost

Charged

Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged DanaBot developer/operator.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

  • Named DanaBot defendant in the public indictment.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Operation Endgame wave 2
Recorded role
DanaBot developer/operator
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
2:22-cr-00429-JLS
Latest recorded action
Charged, May 2025
Nationality
Not established
Country of residence
Not established

Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 1 recorded action

  1. [1]
    United States v. Aleksandr Stepanov et al., DanaBot indictment

    United States District Court for the Central District of California, May 22, 2025 Indictment Source grade P0

    16-defendant DanaBot charges announced with the Endgame wave

    Open source
Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index.