# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/gennadiy-kapkanov/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]
[Ukraine Rearrests Alleged Mastermind Of Global Cybercrime Gang](https://takedownindex.org/sources/radio-free-europe-radio-liberty-ukraine-rearrests-alleged-mastermind-of-global-c)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, February 26, 2018 News report Source grade S1

Supporting detail not recorded.

[Open source](https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-rearrests-alleged-mastermind-global-cybercrime-gang-kapkanov/29063336.html)

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.