US charges Russian-Israeli dual citizen with links to Lockbit ransomware group

Washington – The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the Justice Department said Friday. Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel in August and is awaiting extradition to the United States, the department said. Panev was a developer at Lockbit from its founding in 2019 … Read more