# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/sergei-makinin)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/sergei-makinin/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/sergei-makinin/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/sergei-makinin/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 1 recorded action

1. [1]
[IPStorm botnet developer pleads guilty; botnet dismantled](https://takedownindex.org/sources/us-doj-ccips-ipstorm-botnet-developer-pleads-guilty-botnet-dismantled)

US DOJ CCIPS, November 1, 2023 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

Establishes the IPStorm dismantlement and Makinin's guilty plea.

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. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.