Extradition: US Sends Hacker to Trial

Lockbit Ransomware Developer Extradited to the U.S.

• Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian-Israeli citizen, was extradited to the U.S.
• The extradition was announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on March 14.
• Panev admitted to coding and consulting for the Lockbit cybercriminal group.
• He received payments in cryptocurrency for his services.

Rostislav Panev, involved with the Lockbit ransomware group, has been extradited to the United States. The DOJ confirmed this action on March 14, following his admission of providing coding and consulting services to the cybercriminal organization in exchange for cryptocurrency payments.