# Denis Aleksandrovich Emelyantsev

Also known as: Denis Kloster

Pleaded guilty

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

Administrator of the RSOCKS proxy botnet.

A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.

- Charged in the Southern District of California with operating the RSOCKS proxy botnet.
- Arrested in Bulgaria in 2022 at US request and pleaded guilty in January 2023.

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:** [RSOCKS proxy botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/rsocks-proxy-botnet-disruption)

**Recorded role:** Administrator of the RSOCKS proxy botnet

**Group segment:** Administrator

**Charging authority:** Not recorded

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** 3:19-cr-04748

**Latest recorded action:** Pleaded guilty, January 2023

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** Not established

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/denis-aleksandrovich-emelyantsev)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/denis-aleksandrovich-emelyantsev/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/denis-aleksandrovich-emelyantsev/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/denis-aleksandrovich-emelyantsev/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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 23, 2023, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/denis-aleksandrovich-emelyantsev/sources#source-1) | [RSOCKS proxy botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/rsocks-proxy-botnet-disruption), Criminal hosting and proxies | RSOCKS | Administrator of the RSOCKS proxy botnet | Pleaded guilty. Pleaded guilty to two counts; a criminal forfeiture order was signed 19 October 2023 and the case was terminated 18 December 2023. |