Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov
Also known as: bentley, topinquiring
Charged, Publicly wanted
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Alleged leader and developer of the Qakbot botnet.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
- At large.
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 Endgame wave 2
- Recorded role
- Leader and developer of the Qakbot botnet
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California
- Charging jurisdiction
- United States
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Charged, May 2025
- Nationality
- Russia
- Country of residence
- Russia
Associated takedowns
Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.
Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.
2 recorded actions across 1 takedown
| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 , Source [1] | Operation Endgame wave 2 , Operation Endgame | DanaBot, Bumblebee, Lactrodectus, Qakbot, HijackLoader, Trickbot, Warmcookie | Leader and developer of the Qakbot botnet | Charged . Charged in absentia. Announced alongside the seizure of cryptocurrency attributed to him. |
| May 22, 2025 , Source [1] | Operation Endgame wave 2 , Operation Endgame | DanaBot, Bumblebee, Lactrodectus, Qakbot, HijackLoader, Trickbot, Warmcookie | Leader and developer of the Qakbot botnet | Publicly wanted . At large in Russia. |