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Rostislav Panev

No alias recorded

Arrested, Extradited

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged LockBit developer.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

  • Dual Russian and Israeli national.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Operation Cronos wave 1
Recorded role
LockBit developer
Group segment
Developer
Charging authority
Not recorded
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Extradited, March 2025
Nationality
Russia
Country of residence
Israel

Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

  1. August 18, 2024

    Arrested by Israel Police in Israel. Arrested in Israel pursuant to a United States provisional arrest request.

  2. March 13, 2025

    Extradited by United States Department of Justice in NJ, United States. Transferred from Israel to the United States. Not counted as a second apprehension.

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.