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Israeli court to hear U.S. extradition request for alleged LockBit developer

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Feed Name: CyberScoop

Threat Score
78/100

Date Published: 2024-12-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Greg Otto

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Israeli courts are considering a U.S. extradition request for Rostislav Panev, accused of developing software for the LockBit ransomware group between 2019–2024. U.S. prosecutors allege LockBit carried out attacks on ~2,500 victims worldwide, causing over $500M in losses and targeting US government and healthcare entities; authorities seized cryptocurrency wallets and ransom templates during Panev’s arrest, and international law enforcement has been conducting coordinated disruption operations against LockBit and related actors.

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