<ul><li>The US Justice Department announced that the LockBit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev was extradited from Israel to the U.S.</li><li>Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian-Israeli national, was arrested in Israel in 2024 and faces charges related to his involvement in the LockBit ransomware operation.</li><li>The LockBit ransomware group targeted over 2,500 victims worldwide, including 1,800 in the United States, and caused billions in damages by extracting $500 million in ransoms.</li><li>Panev admitted to coding, developing, and consulting for the LockBit group, including developing code to disable antivirus software, deploy malware, and print ransom notes to victim networks.</li></ul>

LockBit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev was extradited from Israel to the U.S.

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