# Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev

Also known as: Slavik, lucky12345, Pollingsoon

Charged, Publicly wanted

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ administrator of the Gameover Zeus botnet.

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

- Remains at large with a US State Department reward of up to 3 million USD.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions 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 Tovar](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar)

**Recorded role:** Administrator of the Gameover Zeus botnet

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Publicly wanted, June 2014

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** Russia

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

2 recorded actions across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 19, 2014, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/evgeniy-mikhailovich-bogachev/sources#source-1) | [Operation Tovar](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar), Malware and botnets | Gameover Zeus botnet and CryptoLocker ransomware | Administrator of the Gameover Zeus botnet | Charged. Fourteen-count indictment unsealed in connection with the disruption. |
| June 2, 2014, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/evgeniy-mikhailovich-bogachev/sources#source-1) | [Operation Tovar](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tovar), Malware and botnets | Gameover Zeus botnet and CryptoLocker ransomware | Administrator of the Gameover Zeus botnet | Publicly wanted. Remains at large in Russia. US State Department reward of up to 3 million USD announced in 2015. |