People
The Internet Takedown Index records the people publicly named in the takedowns it documents: defendants, alleged operators, administrators, developers, affiliates, and facilitators.
49 named people across 27 takedowns
A person's presence in this database does not imply guilt. Status language follows the public record and keeps allegations, charges, arrests, convictions, and sentences apart.
| Person | Role | Takedown | Status | Jurisdiction | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev , Also known as: Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, Uhodiransomwar | Ransomware affiliate associated with LockBit, Babuk, and Hive | Operation Cronos wave 1 | Charged | United States / Russia | May 2023 |
| Minh Quốc Nguyễn , No alias recorded | Operator of ChipMixer | ChipMixer takedown | Charged, Publicly wanted | Jurisdiction not recorded | Mar 2023 |
| Miwand Zakhimi , No alias recorded | Distributor of ANOM hardened encrypted devices | Operation Trojan Shield | Charged | Jurisdiction not recorded | Jun 2021 |
| Ross William Ulbricht , Also known as: Dread Pirate Roberts, DPR | Founder and sole controlling administrator of Silk Road | Silk Road seizure | Arrested, Charged, Convicted, Sentenced, Released | United States | Jan 2025 |
| Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov , Also known as: bentley, topinquiring | Leader and developer of the Qakbot botnet | Operation Endgame wave 2 | Charged, Publicly wanted | United States / Russia | May 2025 |
| Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins , No alias recorded | NetWalker affiliate | NetWalker ransomware disruption | Charged, Sentenced | United States / Canada | Jan 2022 |
| Seyyed Hossein Hosseini , No alias recorded | Distributor of ANOM hardened encrypted devices | Operation Trojan Shield | Charged | Jurisdiction not recorded | Jun 2021 |
| Shane Ngakuru , No alias recorded | Distributor of ANOM hardened encrypted devices | Operation Trojan Shield | Charged | Jurisdiction not recorded | Jun 2021 |
| Valeriia Ermakova , No alias recorded | Alleged operator of Z-Library | Z-Library domain seizure | Charged, Arrested | Argentina | Nov 2022 |
| Wilhan Martono , No alias recorded | Owner/operator of CityXGuide | CityXGuide seizure | Charged | Jurisdiction not recorded | Jun 2020 |
| YunHe Wang , Also known as: Tom Long, Jack Wat, Wang Yun He | Administrator of the 911 S5 residential proxy botnet | 911 S5 botnet dismantlement | Arrested, Sanctioned, Charged | Singapore / United States | May 2024 |
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Not everyone in a takedown is named
Authorities often report a number of arrests without publishing names. Those counts stay on the takedown record, so this list is smaller than the reported arrest totals.
A role is an allegation until a court says otherwise
The role column repeats the role stated in the public record. Where no conviction is recorded, it remains an accusation and nothing more.
Reviewed to August 20, 2026
Where a case left the public record before it concluded, the last recorded action is the last one published. A missing outcome is not an outcome.