Japan helped extradite a Russian suspect linked to Qilin ransomware to Germany, but the gang continued attacking victims after his arrest. Germany has arrested a Russian national believed to be a leading figure in the Qilin ransomware group, and Japan’s National Police Agency just put its own role in that arrest on the record. The suspect was detained in Japan back in May, at a hotel in Osaka, while traveling as a tourist.
Germany Arrests Suspected Qilin Ransomware Leader After Japan Detention
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