Government release

# 16 Defendants Federally Charged in Connection with DanaBot Malware Scheme That Infected Computers Worldwide

United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California, May 22, 2025. 16-defendant DanaBot charges announced with the Endgame wave.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** May 22, 2025

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 10

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States 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

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/media/1401356/dl?inline=](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/media/1401356/dl?inline=)

**What it supports:** 16-defendant DanaBot charges announced with the Endgame wave

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_danabot\_2025

## Research notes

- Defendant names not individually captured in the audit. Documented named-person gap.

How this source is used

Cited 10 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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[Operation Endgame wave 2](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Multi threat campaign, May 2025

Supporting source

### Organization roles

1 citation

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

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[United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Charging, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source

### Legal actions against people

8 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Aleksandr Stepanov](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksandr-stepanov)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Danil Khalitov](https://takedownindex.org/people/danil-khalitov)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Aleksey Efremov](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksey-efremov)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Kamil Szturgulewski](https://takedownindex.org/people/kamil-szturgulewski)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Ibrahim Idowu](https://takedownindex.org/people/ibrahim-idowu)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Artem Shubin](https://takedownindex.org/people/artem-shubin)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Aleksey Khudyakov](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksey-khudyakov)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source
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[Artem Aleksandrovich Kalinkin](https://takedownindex.org/people/artem-aleksandrovich-kalinkin)

Charged, Operation Endgame wave 2

Supporting source

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