US EditionUS Indicts Russian Accused of Running Major Global Cybercrime Ring
- The US Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging 48-year-old Russian Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov from Moscow with leading the global Qakbot cybercrime ring in May 2025.
- Gallyamov developed Qakbot malware starting in 2008, building a network of over 700,000 infected computers that facilitated ransomware attacks worldwide for more than a decade.
- Law enforcement dismantled Qakbot’s infrastructure in 2023, seized more than $24 million in cryptocurrency, and linked Gallyamov to continuing spam bomb attacks as recent as January 2025.
- Federal officials reported that Qakbot infections resulted in tens of millions of dollars in damages, with US Attorney Martin Estrada describing the FBI-led takedown as the most significant botnet-related enforcement action in Department of Justice history.
- The indictment and forfeiture actions mark a sustained international effort to disrupt Russian-based cybercriminals while Gallyamov remains at large in Russia amid extradition challenges.
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US Indicts Russian National Over Alleged Role in Qakbot Ransomware Attacks
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 22 unsealed charges against a Russian citizen accused of leading a cybercriminal group responsible for the Qakbot malware, which has targeted hundreds of thousands of computers across the United States and globally. Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, allegedly created Qakbot in 2008 and began using it in 2019 to infect computers with ransomware, targeting companies in various sectors, including a …
A Russian Who Led a Group of Cybercrime Who Infected Hundreds of Thousands of Computers Was Accused in the U.S.
The Department of American Justice has accused a Russian citizen of coordinating a criminal group that has developed a malware program that has infected thousands of computers in over a decade, reports Reuters.
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In malware-ransomware extortion scheme, feds in LA charge man believed to be in Russia
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have accused a Russian national with leading a group of cyber criminals that developed and deployed malware infecting thousands of computers worldwide, installing ransomware and extorting payment from victims, officials announced Thursday. Rustam Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, Russia, is charged in L.A. federal court with one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, and one count of conspiracy to comm…
Russian national charged in connection with globe-spanning Qakbot malware scheme | News Channel 3-12
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday revealed charges filed against Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov alleging he developed and deployed the infamous Oakbot malware that infected thousands of computers and was used to extort victims around the world. The 48-year-old Gallyamov has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and…
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