Prosecutor release

# Dual Russian and Israeli National Extradited to the United States for His Role in the LockBit Ransomware Conspiracy

United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, March 13, 2025. Panev arrest, extradition and detention; current statuses of charged LockBit defendants.

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** March 13, 2025

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey

**Published:** March 13, 2025

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/dual-russian-and-israeli-national-extradited-united-states-his-role-lockbit-ransomware](https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/dual-russian-and-israeli-national-extradited-united-states-his-role-lockbit-ransomware)

**What it supports:** Panev arrest, extradition and detention; current statuses of charged LockBit defendants

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_lockbit\_panev\_extradition\_2025

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 21, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Operation Cronos wave 1](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-cronos-wave-1)

Ransomware, February 2024

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Rostislav Panev](https://takedownindex.org/people/rostislav-panev)

Arrested, Operation Cronos wave 1

Primary source

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