On Friday, December 20, 2024, the U.S. DOJ charged Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian-Israeli national, as a LockBit ransomware developer. Arrested in Israel, he awaits extradition to the U.S.
In his Twitter bio, the @equationcorp account had a link to a contact.txt file hosted on his website. One version of this file included his BF account.