The person at the center of this case
Millions of users of major webmail and e-commerce companies; corporate victims in California and Nevada
Cold Case · Open
9 years waiting · since 2017
ALEXSEY BELAN
Justice for Millions of users of major webmail and e-commerce companies; corporate victims in California and Nevada — the trail went cold in 2017, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Why has Belan evaded capture for over a decade despite FBI involvement and international awareness? What protection or resources enable his continued evasion?
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evidence
Lead #2How many user databases and account credentials were actually compromised across all three intrusion campaigns, and what is the full scope of victim impact?
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contact
Lead #3Which Russian intelligence officers collaborated with Belan, and what was the nature and purpose of their partnership in these intrusions?
Alexsey Belan, a Russian cybercriminal, is wanted by the FBI for a sophisticated scheme involving unauthorized access to major webmail and e-commerce company networks between 2012 and 2016, during which he allegedly stole millions of user accounts and databases. Working in conspiracy with Russian intelligence officers, Belan compromised systems in California and Nevada, exporting stolen user data and encrypted passwords that he then sold. Despite three federal indictments and a $100,000 reward, Belan remains at large and is believed to be hiding in Russia or traveling through Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court Northern District of California; United States District Court District of Nevada
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location
Lead #4Beyond Krasnodar, Russia, what other locations in Greece, Latvia, the Maldives, and Thailand has Belan potentially used as safe havens?
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clue
Lead #5What identifying features—such as his tendency to dye his hair red or blond or wear eyeglasses—could help the public recognize and report him?
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Source Narrative
Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse; Accessing a Computer Without Authorization for the Purpose of Commercial Advantage and Private Financial Gain; Damaging a Computer Through the Transmission of Code and Commands; Economic Espionage; Theft of Trade Secrets; Access Device Fraud; Aggravated Identity Theft; Wire Fraud Caution: Alexsey Belan has been indicted three times for crimes relating to computer intrusions. From January of 2014, and continuing through December of 2016, Belan is alleged to have conspired with Russian intelligence officers, including Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev , Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin , and others, to gain unauthorized access to the computer networks of and user accounts hosted at major companies providing worldwide webmail and internet-related services in the Northern District of California and elsewhere.
A federal arrest warrant for Belan was issued on February 28, 2017, by the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, California, based on an indictment charging him with conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse; accessing a computer without authorization for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain; damaging a computer through the transmission of code and commands; economic espionage; theft of trade secrets; access device fraud; and wire fraud. Between January of 2012, and April of 2013, Belan is alleged to have intruded the computer networks of three major United States based e-commerce companies in Nevada and California.
He is alleged to have stolen their user databases which he then exported and made readily accessible on his server. Belan allegedly stole the user data and the encrypted passwords of millions of accounts and then negotiated the sales of the databases.
Two separate federal arrest warrants and indictments for Belan have been issued in relation to these activities. One was issued on September 12, 2012, in the United States District Court, District of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, after Belan was charged with obtaining information by computer from a protected computer; possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices; and aggravated identity theft.
The second warrant was issued on June 6, 2013, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, California, after Belan was charged with two counts of fraud in connection with a computer and two counts of aggravated identity theft. He was also designated as subject to sanctions per a Presidential Executive Order dated December 29, 2016.
Remarks: Belan has Russian citizenship and is known to hold a Russian passport. He speaks Russian and may travel within Russia, Greece, Latvia, the Maldives, and Thailand.
He may wear eyeglasses and dye his brown hair red or blond. He was last known to be in Krasnodar, Russia.
Timeline of Events
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2012-01-01
E-commerce intrusions begin
Belan begins intruding computer networks of three major U.S. e-commerce companies in Nevada and California
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2012-09-12
First arrest warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in District of Nevada for unauthorized computer access and aggravated identity theft
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2013-04-01
E-commerce intrusions end
Belan's intrusions of e-commerce networks conclude
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2013-06-06
Second arrest warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in Northern District of California for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft
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2014-01-01
Conspiracy with Russian intelligence begins
Belan allegedly begins conspiring with Russian intelligence officers to access major webmail and internet service providers
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2017-02-28
Third arrest warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in Northern District of California for conspiracy, computer fraud, economic espionage, and theft of trade secrets
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2012
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
Up to $100,000 Reward
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2012
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
Up to $100,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case