Who Runs the Ransomware Group Qilin?

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Qilin has become one of the most active ransomware affiliate programs, claiming at least 365 victim organizations in the past three months. Operational security mistakes attributed to its administrator have reportedly helped researchers link the group to a 36-year-old man living in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The cybercrime group Qilin has emerged as the world's most active ransomware affiliate program, claiming at least 365 victim organizations in the past three months alone. But even top Russian hackers make operational security mistakes, and the administrator of Qilin has made a few key missteps over the last decade that all point to a 36-year-old man living in St. Petersburg, Russia.