TOKYO –
The ransomware group Qilin, accused of finishing up repeated cyberattacks towards firms together with Asahi Group Holdings, has warned that assaults concentrating on Japanese firms and authorities businesses might improve after a suspected core member was detained in Osaka and extradited to Germany.
Qilin Hacker Group Says Japan Has One of World’s Worst Cybersecurity Systems
Hackers Warn Cyberattacks on Japan Could Increase
Qilin Threatens More Attacks After Core Member Detained in Osaka
Qilin Says Japan Has World’s Worst Computer Security After Member Detained
The ransomware group Qilin, accused of finishing up repeated cyberattacks towards firms together with Asahi Group Holdings, has warned that assaults concentrating on Japanese firms and authorities businesses might improve after a suspected core member was detained in Osaka and extradited to Germany.
Qilin was linked to a cyberattack towards Asahi Breweries in 2025 and has repeatedly focused firms all over the world, together with Asahi Group Holdings.
According to folks conversant in the investigation, a Russian nationwide believed to be a central member of the group was taken into custody by Japanese investigative authorities in Osaka and subsequently handed over to German authorities.
In an announcement supplied in response to questions from JNN, Qilin neither confirmed nor denied that the detained man was one in all its members.
“We cooperate with more than 300 anonymous individuals around the world, but there has never been a case in which pressure from investigative authorities has caused us to stop our activities,” the group stated in what it described as an official assertion from the crew.
Qilin additionally criticized the authorities, accusing them of trying to “destroy the life of a person who has not been proven guilty.”
The group went additional in its evaluation of Japan’s cybersecurity, describing the nation as having “one of the worst computer security systems in the world.”
“Attacks against Japanese companies and government agencies could increase in the future,” Qilin stated. “This is not a threat, but our professional assessment.”
Source: TBS