# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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](https://takedownindex.org/people/rustam-rafailevich-gallyamov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/rustam-rafailevich-gallyamov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/rustam-rafailevich-gallyamov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/rustam-rafailevich-gallyamov/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]
[US Department of Justice announcement charging the alleged Qakbot leader and seizing cryptocurrency](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-us-department-of-justice-announcement-chargi)

United States Department of Justice, May 22, 2025 Government release Source grade P1

Gallyamov charge, continued operation after the 2023 takedown

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.