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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.