Law enforcement release # Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Seven Individuals for Engineering Sophisticated Internet Fraud Scheme That Infected Millions of Computers Worldwide and Manipulated Internet Advertising Business FBI / USAO SDNY, November 9, 2011. Establishes the DNSChanger seizure, substitute-DNS remediation, and the six-defendant indictment.. **Source type:** Law enforcement release **Published:** November 9, 2011 **Research grade:** P1 **Used in entries:** 21 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** FBI / USAO SDNY **Published:** November 9, 2011 **Source type:** Law enforcement release **Research grade:** Source grade P1 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/newyork/press-releases/2011/manhattan-u.s.-attorney-charges-seven-individuals-for-engineering-sophisticated-internet-fraud-scheme-that-infected-millions-of-computers-worldwide-and-manipulated-internet-advertising-business](https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/newyork/press-releases/2011/manhattan-u.s.-attorney-charges-seven-individuals-for-engineering-sophisticated-internet-fraud-scheme-that-infected-millions-of-computers-worldwide-and-manipulated-internet-advertising-business) **What it supports:** Establishes the DNSChanger seizure, substitute-DNS remediation, and the six-defendant indictment. **Dataset id:** src\_fbi\_dnschanger\_2011 How this source is used Cited 21 times across 4 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Operation Ghost Click](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Malware and botnets, November 2011 Primary source ### Organization roles 4 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Operational lead, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Prosecuting, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Inspector General](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Investigating, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Estonian Police and Border Guard Board](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Arresting, Operation Ghost Click Primary source ### Legal actions against people 14 citations Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person. - [Vladimir Tsastsin](https://takedownindex.org/people/vladimir-tsastsin) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Vladimir Tsastsin](https://takedownindex.org/people/vladimir-tsastsin) Arrested, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Timur Gerassimenko](https://takedownindex.org/people/timur-gerassimenko) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Timur Gerassimenko](https://takedownindex.org/people/timur-gerassimenko) Arrested, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Dmitri Jegorov](https://takedownindex.org/people/dmitri-jegorov) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Dmitri Jegorov](https://takedownindex.org/people/dmitri-jegorov) Arrested, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Valeri Aleksejev](https://takedownindex.org/people/valeri-aleksejev) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Valeri Aleksejev](https://takedownindex.org/people/valeri-aleksejev) Arrested, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Konstantin Poltev](https://takedownindex.org/people/konstantin-poltev) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Konstantin Poltev](https://takedownindex.org/people/konstantin-poltev) Arrested, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Anton Ivanov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Anton Ivanov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-ivanov) Arrested, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Andrey Taame](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrey-taame) Charged, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Andrey Taame](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrey-taame) Publicly wanted, Operation Ghost Click Primary source ### Infrastructure 2 citations Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Server seized, Operation Ghost Click Primary source - [Bank account](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-ghost-click) Bank account frozen, Operation Ghost Click Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)