Third member of LockBit ransomware gang has been arrested

U.S. prosecutors announced charges against Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian-Israeli national accused of being a key developer for the LockBit ransomware gang; Panev is in Israeli custody and may be extradited to the U.S. The report situates the arrest within ongoing law enforcement actions against LockBit, noting the gang's prolific global ransomware operations, prior arrests of affiliates, a February infrastructure takedown, and that the group's leader remains at large.