# Artem Shubin

Also known as: Krad

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](https://takedownindex.org/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

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

## 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. May 22, 2025

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.

## Court cases

Court cases in which this person is named. Being named in a case is not a finding of guilt. Charges are accusations only.

| Case | Court | Docket number | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United States v. Aleksandr Stepanov et al.](https://takedownindex.org/cases/united-states-v-aleksandr-stepanov-et-al) | United States District Court for the Central District of California | 2:22-cr-00429-JLS | Defendants charged; most believed outside U.S. jurisdiction and at large in the latest located official source |