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16 defendants federally charged in connection with DanaBot malware scheme

USAO Central District of California, May 22, 2025. Names lead defendants Aleksandr Stepanov ('JimmBee') and Artem Kalinkin ('Onix') among 16 charged in the DanaBot scheme (part of Operation Endgame wave 2)..

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
May 22, 2025
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
2

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Publisher
USAO Central District of California
Published
May 22, 2025
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
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What it supports
Names lead defendants Aleksandr Stepanov ('JimmBee') and Artem Kalinkin ('Onix') among 16 charged in the DanaBot scheme (part of Operation Endgame wave 2).
Dataset id
src_doj_danabot_defendants_2025

Research notes

  • Not independently re-verified in this pass.
  • Full 16-name roster is only partially public; remaining 14 largely pseudonymous/sealed per the compass-artifact verification pass.

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