LockBit ransomware developer extradited to the US

[Kaz]

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Rostislav Panev, a 51-year-old Russian and Israeli national, has been extradited to the United States. He is suspected of being a developer for LockBit.

According to court documents, Panev operated as a developer for the LockBit ransomware operation between 2019 and February 2024. During that time, he and his coconspirators transformed LockBit into the most active and destructive ransomware group in the world.

The Department of Justice states that LockBit attacked more than 2,500 organizations and businesses in at least 120 countries, including 1,800 victims in the US. Their victims ranged from individuals and small businesses to multinational corporations, such as hospitals, schools, nonprofit organizations, critical infrastructure, and government and law enforcement agencies.

 

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Not everything is doom and gloom!  While it won't fix the damage to the 1,800 victims, it will stop countless others from suffering the same fate.

 

I haven't posted a news article on it yet,  but one of the ways they infect people is by sending spoof e-mails.  Github in particular has been a recent target of this.

 

If any service is saying there is a problem with your account, do not follow the e-mail in an attempt to fix the problem.  Go directly to the website and address any problems through them.  Most likely there aren't problems and it's just a phishing attempt to steal login info.

[schuck6566]

  On 18/03/2025 at 06:00, Kaz said:

 

Just a moment...

CYBERNEWS.COM

 

Not everything is doom and gloom!  While it won't fix the damage to the 1,800 victims, it will stop countless others from suffering the same fate.

 

I haven't posted a news article on it yet,  but one of the ways they infect people is by sending spoof e-mails.  Github in particular has been a recent target of this.

 

If any service is saying there is a problem with your account, do not follow the e-mail in an attempt to fix the problem.  Go directly to the website and address any problems through them.  Most likely there aren't problems and it's just a phishing attempt to steal login info.

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I also check the domain sending the suspect email to me and if it doesn't match known ones of the site it's supposedly from, I report it to the legit sites phishing link.