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Feds Accuse Dual Russian-Israeli National of Serving as Key Member of OperationAn accused developer for Russian-speaking ransomware group LockBit, 51-year-old Rostislav Panev, appeared in a U.S. courtroom after being extradited from Israel. The dual Russian and Israeli citizen faces a 41 count superseding criminal indictment charging him with being a key member of the group.

A 51-year-old dual Russian and Israeli national who is alleged to be a developer of the LockBit ransomware group has been extradited to the United States, nearly three months after he was formally charged in connection with the e-crime scheme

A dual Russian-Israeli national, suspected of being a key developer for the LockBit ransomware operation, has been extradited to the United States to face charges. [...]

Threat Groups Are Mapping OT Networks for Future Targeting, Warns DragosA China-linked threat group called Voltzite is targeting operational technology systems at critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to steal network diagrams, OT operating instructions and information about geographic information systems, said cybersecurity firm Dragos.

Indian authorities arrested Aleksej Besciokov, the co-founder and one of the administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange while vacationing with his family in Varkala, India. [...]

Risk of Espionage and Disruption Key Risks, Lawmakers WarnedThe British government is "extremely worried" about the Chinese and Russian cyber espionage and disruptive hacks, government officials told the U.K. Public Accounts Committee on Monday. The United Kingdom has faced a "substantial escalation in cyberthreats" in the last three years, lawmakers heard.

Risk of Espionage and Disruption Key Risks, Lawmakers WarnedThe British government is "extremely worried" about the Chinese and Russian cyber espionage and disruptive hacks, government officials told the UK Public Accounts Committee on Monday. The United Kingdom has faced a "substantial escalation in cyberthreats" in the last three years, lawmakers heard.

A new mass malware campaign is infecting users with a cryptocurrency miner named SilentCryptoMiner by masquerading it as a tool designed to circumvent internet blocks and restrictions around online services