# Artem Vaulin

No alias recorded

Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ administrator of Kickass Torrents.

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

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action 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:** [Kickass Torrents takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kickass-torrents-takedown)

**Recorded role:** Administrator of Kickass Torrents

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** Not recorded

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Arrested, July 2016

**Nationality:** Ukraine

**Country of residence:** Ukraine

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

1 recorded action across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 20, 2016, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/artem-vaulin/sources#source-1) | [Kickass Torrents takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kickass-torrents-takedown), Piracy and IP | Kickass Torrents (KAT) | Administrator of Kickass Torrents | Arrested. Arrested in Poland at US request; extradition sought. |