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Victims of cybercrime and corporate espionage (major internet and webmail service providers)
Cold Case · Open
9 years waiting · since 2017
IGOR ANATOLYEVICH SUSHCHIN
Justice for Victims of cybercrime and corporate espionage (major internet and webmail service providers) — the trail went cold in 2017, but the truth hasn't.
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Lead #1What is Sushchin's current location and status within the FSB hierarchy?
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Lead #2What specific trade secrets and sensitive data were stolen from targeted companies?
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Lead #3How did Sushchin coordinate with FSB officers Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev and criminal hacker Alexsey Belan?
Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin, an alleged Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, is wanted for his role in a sophisticated cybercriminal conspiracy that targeted major internet and webmail service providers between 2014 and 2016. Working alongside FSB officers and criminal hackers, Sushchin allegedly facilitated unauthorized access to computer networks and user accounts to steal trade secrets and sensitive information. He remains at large in Russia and is sought by U.S. federal authorities for computer fraud, economic espionage, and wire fraud.
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United States District Court, Northern District of California; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Lead #4Does Sushchin maintain any known aliases or use alternative identities for communications?
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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; Wire Fraud Caution: From at least January of 2014, continuing through December of 2016, Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin is alleged to have conspired with, among others, known and unknown FSB officers, including Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev , to protect, direct, facilitate, and pay criminal hackers, including Alexsey Belan . Sushchin and his conspirators agreed to, and did, 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 Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin was issued on February 28, 2017, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, California. That warrant was 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.
Remarks: Sushchin has Russian citizenship and is known to hold a Russian passport. Sushchin is alleged to be a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Officer of unknown rank.
In addition to working for the FSB, he is alleged to have served as Head of Information Security for a Russian company, providing information about employees of that company to the FSB. He was last known to be in Moscow, Russia.
Timeline of Events
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2014-01-01
Conspiracy begins
Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin and conspirators begin unauthorized access to computer networks of major webmail and internet service providers
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2016-12-31
Conspiracy period ends
Criminal conspiracy activities continue through December 2016
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2017-02-28
Federal arrest warrant issued
A federal arrest warrant was issued in the United States District Court, Northern District of California for Sushchin based on indictment charging multiple offenses
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2014
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2014
Last Updated:April 29, 2026