Prosecutor release

# Russian and Moldovan National Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Botnet Proxy Service that Infected Tens of Thousands of Internet-Connected Devices Around the World

U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico, November 14, 2023. Establishes the IPStorm dismantlement and Makinin's guilty plea..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** November 14, 2023

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico

**Published:** November 14, 2023

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/russian-and-moldovan-national-pleads-guilty-operating-illegal-botnet-proxy-service](https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/russian-and-moldovan-national-pleads-guilty-operating-illegal-botnet-proxy-service)

**What it supports:** Establishes the IPStorm dismantlement and Makinin's guilty plea.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_ipstorm\_2023

How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 3 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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[IPStorm botnet dismantlement](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ipstorm-botnet-dismantlement)

Malware and botnets, November 2023

Primary source

### Organization roles

4 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ipstorm-botnet-dismantlement)

Operational lead, IPStorm botnet dismantlement

Primary source
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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ipstorm-botnet-dismantlement)

Prosecuting, IPStorm botnet dismantlement

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ipstorm-botnet-dismantlement)

Prosecuting, IPStorm botnet dismantlement

Primary source
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[Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ipstorm-botnet-dismantlement)

Prosecuting, IPStorm botnet dismantlement

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Sergei Makinin](https://takedownindex.org/people/sergei-makinin)

Pleaded guilty, IPStorm botnet dismantlement

Primary source

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)