Igor Bayandin
Igor Bayandin, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 274.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and use of malicious software intended for the attacks on information infrastructure of the…); “Igor Bayandin's case of a hacker attack on an Internet resource for blocking”. Sentence (June 23, 2023): 2 years' deprivation of liberty in a penal colony and a fine of 500,000 roubles. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · Rostov-on-Don · IT specialists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years
deprivation of liberty in a penal colony and a fine of 500,000 roubles
Upheld September 4, 2023
Charges
- Article 274.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and use of malicious software intended for the attacks on information infrastructure of the Russian Federation
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he carried out a hacker attack on “an Internet resource designed to block the activities of the websites of Russian companies related to the crucial information infrastructure of the Russian Federation”, “because he had a negative attitude towards the Special Military Operation conducted by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine.”
Latest event
September 3, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Persecution begins
Igor Bayandin's case of a hacker attack on an Internet resource for blocking
Criminal case
Igor Bayandin's case of a hacker attack on an Internet resource for blocking
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Rostov-on-Don. On 23 June 2023, he was sentenced to two years in a penal colony and a fine of 500,000 rubles in the case of a hacker attack on a resource for blocking. Presumably, he was released in September 2025.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 274.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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