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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

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 2 recorded actions

  1. [1]
    Dridex botnet disrupted; administrator Andrey Ghinkul charged

    US DOJ / FBI / UK NCA, October 13, 2015 Prosecutor release Source grade S2

    Establishes the Dridex disruption and the charge/arrest of Andrey Ghinkul in Cyprus.

    No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

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. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.