Itamar Eichner reports:
The International Department of the State Attorney’s Office has petitioned the Jerusalem District Court to declare Rostislav Panev, an Israeli citizen and resident of Haifa, can be extradited to the United States. Panev is wanted for prosecution on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, cybercrime, wire fraud, and other offenses.
The petition, filed in October, became public on Thursday after a gag order was lifted. According to the U.S. extradition request, Panev was part of LockBit, one of the most prominent ransomware hacker groups in the world. The group is accused of developing software used in ransomware attacks against approximately 2,500 victims, where ransoms were demanded in exchange for unlocking their systems and sensitive data. When victims refused to pay, stolen data was reportedly published on a designated server controlled by the group.
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