🔴 Germany Arrests Suspected Qilin Ransomware Leader After Japan Detention

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.

“In connection with a ransomware incident in Germany, German authorities had obtained an arrest warrant for a Russian national suspected of involvement in the attack. When the suspect arrived in Japan, the Japanese authorities worked with the Ministry of Justice, the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, and German authorities to detain him under a provisional detention warrant, in accordance with Japan’s Act of Extradition.” reads a full NPA statement in Japanese. “The Japanese authorities subsequently handed the suspect over to Germany in accordance with the procedures established by that law. These actions contributed to the case.”