Lockbit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev has been extradited to the United States

Odaily Planet Daily News: Rostislav Panev, a developer of Lockbit ransomware, has been extradited to the United States and is currently detained and awaiting trial. According to charges from the US Department of Justice, he has been working as a programmer for the software since 2022 and has received cryptocurrency transfers worth approximately $230000. With the server being seized and related parties pleading guilty, Lockbit may face further attacks, but key figures such as the organization's leader Dmitry Khoroshev are still at large. （News.bitcoin） Previously, Russian citizen Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev, who holds dual Canadian and Russian citizenship, have also been identified as members of the Lockbit organization. They were arrested in 2023 and 2022 and may face up to 25 and 45 years in prison, respectively.