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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

Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

  1. May 22, 2025

    Charged by United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in CA, United States. Charged in absentia. Announced alongside the seizure of cryptocurrency attributed to him.

  2. May 22, 2025

    Listed as publicly wanted by United States Department of Justice in Russia. At large in Russia.

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.