LockBit Ransomware Developer Extradited to the United States
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Rostislav Panev, a code developer and infrastructure maintainer for the LockBit ransomware, has been extradited to the United States. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Panev is now in U.S. custody. This action follows an operation aimed at dismantling the activities of LockBit, one of the most active and destructive ransomware operations.