Government release
Russian National and Leader of Qakbot Malware Conspiracy Indicted in Long-Running Global Ransomware Scheme
U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, May 22, 2025. Gallyamov charge, continued operation after the 2023 takedown.
- Source type
- Government release
- Published
- May 22, 2025
- Research grade
- P1
- Used in entries
- 6
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
- Published
- May 22, 2025
- Source type
- Government release
- Research grade
- Source grade P1
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- What it supports
- Gallyamov charge, continued operation after the 2023 takedown
- Dataset id
- src_doj_qakbot_gallyamov_2025
How this source is used
Cited 6 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.
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Operation Endgame wave 2Supporting source
Multi threat campaign, May 2025
Organization roles
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of CaliforniaPrimary source
Charging, Operation Endgame wave 2
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Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrimary source
Investigating, Operation Endgame wave 2
Legal actions against people
2 citations
Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.
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Rustam Rafailevich GallyamovPrimary source
Indicted, Operation Endgame wave 2
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Rustam Rafailevich GallyamovPrimary source
Publicly wanted, Operation Endgame wave 2
Later activity
1 citation
Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.
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Qakbot continued operationPrimary source
Same operators, Operation Duck Hunt