Prosecutor release
IPStorm botnet developer pleads guilty; botnet dismantled
US DOJ CCIPS, November 1, 2023. Establishes the IPStorm dismantlement and Makinin's guilty plea..
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Published
- November 1, 2023
- Research grade
- P1
- Used in entries
- 3
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- US DOJ CCIPS
- Published
- November 1, 2023
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Research grade
- Source grade P1
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- Address
- No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.
- What it supports
- Establishes the IPStorm dismantlement and Makinin's guilty plea.
- Dataset id
- src_doj_ipstorm_2023
Research notes
- Not independently re-verified in this pass.
How this source is used
Cited 3 times across 2 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 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.
Cited by
Organization roles
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrimary source
Operational lead, IPStorm botnet dismantlement
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United States Department of JusticePrimary source
Prosecuting, IPStorm botnet dismantlement
Legal actions against people
1 citation
Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.
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Sergei MakininPrimary source
Pleaded guilty, IPStorm botnet dismantlement