# 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)

## Charges

Counts named in the public charging documents for this person, with the authority that brought them.

A charge is an accusation. No count on this page has been tested at trial by the fact of appearing here.

2 counts named in the public record

| Charge | Charging authority | Case number | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Damage to protected computers | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California | 3:19-cr-04748 | Pleaded guilty, January 2023 |
| Conspiracy to damage protected computers | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California | 3:19-cr-04748 | Pleaded guilty, January 2023 |

Counts are listed as they appear in the charging document. Where an authority confirmed a charge but published no docket, the case number reads not published rather than being left blank. This dataset carries no statute citations, so no statute column is shown.