# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/rostislav-panev)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/rostislav-panev/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/rostislav-panev/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/rostislav-panev/sources)

## 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

2. March 13, 2025

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.