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Japan Hands over ‘Qilin’ Hacker Group Member to Germany
German authorities sought the suspect over a 2024 crypto extortion case tied to a logistics firm, sources said.
- On Tuesday, Japan handed over a detained Russian national to German authorities, identifying him as a key member of the international ransomware group "Qilin."
- German authorities requested the suspect's detention after he allegedly extorted crypto assets from a German logistics firm in 2024, prompting Japanese authorities to locate and detain him.
- The National Police Agency reported that Qilin was suspected in 32 of 149 ransomware-linked cases confirmed in Japan in 2025, with the group causing major damage through data encryption.
- In 2025, the group claimed responsibility for a system outage at Asahi Group Holdings Ltd, an attack involving blocked data access and demands for payment to restore it.
- Ransomware threats persist as the National Police Agency confirmed 123 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, marking a new half-year record high for Japan.
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The criminal was tracked down by German investigators.
Since 2025, Kilin hackers have attacked almost 4,000 companies and demanded a total of about 2.7 billion.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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In Germany, a 28-year-old Russian named Vladimir K. was extradited from Japan, using the alias Snake.
·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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·Marousi, Greece
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North Rhine-Westphalia's investigators apparently managed to strike a blow against the worldwide active Russian hacker group Qilin. One of the alleged leaders was arrested in Tokyo and extradited to Germany.
·Hamburg, Germany
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