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Story, published 12 October 2026

Germany arrests alleged core Qilin ransomware member after extradition from Japan

For your shop Part of: SME ransomware

Qilin has hit 2,350+ organisations in 62 countries; an arrest is welcome but the group is not shut down, so backups and patching still matter.

Read the original: Germany arrests alleged core Qilin ransomware member after extradition from Japan (bleepingcomputer.com), BleepingComputer · 9 Oct 2026. We link to the primary source and explain why it matters; we do not republish it.

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