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
- 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
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.
5 counts named in the public record
| Charge | Charging authority | Case number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Not published | Charged, May 2014 |
| Computer fraud | United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Not published | Charged, May 2014 |
| Wire fraud | United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Not published | Charged, May 2014 |
| Bank fraud | United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Not published | Charged, May 2014 |
| Money laundering | United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Not published | Charged, May 2014 |
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.