According to a report by Bitcoin.com, ChainCatcher reports that Lockbit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev has been extradited to the United States and is currently detained and awaiting trial. According to the U.S. Department of Justice's allegations, he has served as a programmer for the software program since 2022 and received cryptocurrency transfers worth approximately $230,000. With the servers being seized and associates pleading guilty, Lockbit may face further setbacks, but the organization's key figures, such as Dmitry Khoroshev, remain at large.
It is reported that Russian citizen Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov and dual Canadian-Russian national Mikhail Vasiliev have also been identified as members of the Lockbit organization. They were arrested in 2023 and 2022, respectively, and may face up to 25 and 45 years in prison.
