Japan Extradites Russian Qilin-Linked Suspect to Germany

Japan’s police confirmed the detention of a Russian citizen under a German arrest warrant and his extradition to Germany. German authorities link him to the Qilin ransomware group.

Japan’s police confirmed the detention of a Russian citizen under a German arrest warrant and his extradition to Germany. German authorities link him to the Qilin ransomware group.

Symantec has observed the continued deployment of Warlock ransomware through vulnerable on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers. At least four victims include a water utility and a telecommunications provider.

Microsoft described the Storm-2570 actor, linking it to the deployment of four ransomware families and a repeated post-compromise process.

According to BleepingComputer, CISA has flagged a vulnerability in JetBrains TeamCity as being exploited by ransomware actors. Fixes and a security patch are available.

The U.S. ATF confirmed an incident in a system separated from its enterprise network. The agency has not yet confirmed Qilin’s involvement or any data breach.