FBI sanctions listing
YEVGENIY IGOREVICH POLYANIN
YEVGENIY IGOREVICH POLYANIN is an individual designated on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation — Wanted (FBI) sanctions list under the Cyber's Most Wanted programme, listed on 2021-11-04. Cyber's Most Wanted. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Russian nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers; Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering Yevgeniy Igorevich Polyanin is wanted for his alleged involvement in ransomware attacks and money laundering activities. It is alleged that, through the use and deployment of Sodinokibi and REvil ransomware, Polyanin left electronic notes in the form of a text file on victims’ computers. The notes included web addresses for the victims to visit and have their files decrypted. Upon visiting these web addresses, victims were given the ransom amount demanded and provided a virtual currency address to use to pay the ransom. If a victim paid the ransom amount, Polyanin provided the decryption key, and the victims then were able to access their files. If a victim did not pay the ransom, Polyanin typically posted the victims’ exfiltrated data or claimed he sold the exfiltrated data to third parties. Polyanin has been charged in an indictment filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Texas, with conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers, substantive counts of intentional damage to protected computers, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Statement of reasons as published by US FBI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | US FBI (FBI) — FBI — Cyber's Most Wanted |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Cyber's Most Wanted |
| Date listed | 2021-11-04 |
| Source record ID | fbi:ec44a773c34a4da694e878a6a51d60de |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | Cyber's Most Wanted |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 4, 1993 |
| Place of birth | Russia |
| Nationality / country | Russian |
| Gender | Male |
Known aliases (8)
Deep-research dossier
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation — Wanted |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fbi:ec44a773c34a4da694e878a6a51d60de |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |