Qilin

Qilin is a ransomware strain and a hacker group known for its prolific cyberattacks and dominance in the ransomware market.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to the arrest of one of its members and its overtaking of another group to become the most prolific ransomware threat.

Latest on Qilin

• Germany arrests member of Qilin hacker group who was extradited from Japan
• Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany
• Japan hands over ‘Qilin’ hacker group member to Germany
• The Gentlemen Overtakes Qilin as Most Prolific Ransomware Threat
• Qilin Dominates Ransomware Market Amid Growing Cybercrime Consolidation
• Cybercriminals are actively exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewall and VPN appliances to deploy the Qilin ransomware strain.

Connections

3 entities linked to Qilin across the news graph.