Sergei Makinin
No alias recorded
Pleaded guilty
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Developer of IPStorm.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Developer of the IPStorm botnet.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.
Legal summary
- Associated takedowns
- IPStorm botnet dismantlement
- Recorded role
- Developer of IPStorm
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- Not recorded
- Charging jurisdiction
- Not recorded
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Pleaded guilty, November 2023
- Nationality
- Not established
- Country of residence
- Not established
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.
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November 1, 2023
Pleaded guilty, recorded by United States Department of Justice.