# Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins

No alias recorded

Charged, Sentenced

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ NetWalker affiliate.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

- NetWalker affiliate, not a core developer.

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:** [NetWalker ransomware disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/netwalker-ransomware-disruption)

**Recorded role:** NetWalker affiliate

**Group segment:** Affiliate

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Sentenced, January 2022

**Nationality:** Canada

**Country of residence:** Canada

**Recorded sentence:** Approximately seven years imprisonment in Canada

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/sebastien-vachon-desjardins)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/sebastien-vachon-desjardins/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/sebastien-vachon-desjardins/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/sebastien-vachon-desjardins/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]
[Department of Justice Launches Global Action Against NetWalker Ransomware](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-department-of-justice-launches-global-action)

United States Department of Justice, January 27, 2021 Government release Source grade P1

Seizure of dark-web resources with Bulgarian assistance, charges against Vachon-Desjardins, cryptocurrency seizure

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.