# 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)

## Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 2 recorded actions

1. [1]
[U.S. Leads Multi-National Action Against 'Gameover Zeus' Botnet and 'Cryptolocker' Ransomware, Charges Botnet Administrator](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-u-s-leads-multi-national-action-against-game)

United States Department of Justice, June 2, 2014 Government release Source grade P1

Disruption technique, Bogachev indictment, infection and loss estimates, partner roster

No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index.