# Anton Ivanov

No alias recorded

Charged, Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 21, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ rove Digital/DNSChanger participant.

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

- Defendant charged in Operation Ghost Click.

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:** [Operation Ghost Click](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click)

**Recorded role:** Rove Digital/DNSChanger participant

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Charged, November 2011

**Nationality:** Estonia

**Country of residence:** Not established

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov/sources)

## Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

2 recorded actions across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 8, 2011, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov/sources#source-1) | [Operation Ghost Click](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click), Malware and botnets | DNSChanger | Rove Digital/DNSChanger participant | Charged. No further detail published |
| November 8, 2011, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov/sources#source-1) | [Operation Ghost Click](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click), Malware and botnets | DNSChanger | Rove Digital/DNSChanger participant | Arrested. No further detail published |