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
- 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
Legal history
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These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.
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January 23, 2023
Pleaded guilty in San Diego, CA, United States, recorded by United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California. Pleaded guilty to two counts; a criminal forfeiture order was signed 19 October 2023 and the case was terminated 18 December 2023.
Court cases
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No court case in this index names this person. That is a gap in the record, not a finding about this person.