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Andrey Ghinkul

No alias recorded

Arrested, Charged

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged administrator of Dridex.

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

  • Alleged administrator of the Dridex botnet.
  • Arrested in Cyprus at US request.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Dridex/Bugat/Cridex disruption
Recorded role
administrator of Dridex
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charging jurisdiction
Cyprus
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Charged, October 2015
Nationality
Moldova
Country of residence
Not established

Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

  1. August 28, 2015

    Arrested in Cyprus. Arrested in Cyprus at US request.

  2. October 13, 2015

    Charged by Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cyprus.

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.