Gennadiy Kapkanov
Also known as: Hennadiy Kapkanov
Arrested
Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026
Index entry last updated August 23, 2026
Alleged head of the Avalanche network.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
- Described by Ukrainian police as the alleged head of the Avalanche network; the only Avalanche suspect publicly named by any authority.
- RFE/RL describes him as 'Russian-born'; Ukrainian outlets have called him Ukrainian, and he was found carrying a Ukrainian passport in a false name. Nationality left null rather than guessed.
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
- Avalanche network takedown
- Recorded role
- head of the Avalanche network
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- Not recorded
- Charging jurisdiction
- Not recorded
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Arrested, February 2018
- Nationality
- Not established
- Country of residence
- Ukraine
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
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[1]
Ukraine Rearrests Alleged Mastermind Of Global Cybercrime GangOpen source
Supporting detail not recorded.