Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested
- 2 days agoJoe TidyCyber Correspondent, World ServiceNorth Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police OfficeThe alleged Qilin hacker Vladimir K.
- was detained upon arrival in FrankfurtGerman police have detained a Russian man accused of being part of a cyber-crime gang which caused chaos at London hospitals and contributed to a patient's death.
- The hack of blood testing company Synnovis in 2024 led to disrupted pathology services across several London hospitals and was the first cyber attack in history to be directly linked to a death.
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- 2 days agoJoe TidyCyber Correspondent, World ServiceNorth Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police OfficeThe alleged Qilin hacker Vladimir K.
- was detained upon arrival in FrankfurtGerman police have detained a Russian man accused of being part of a cyber-crime gang which caused chaos at London hospitals and contributed to a patient's death.
- The hack of blood testing company Synnovis in 2024 led to disrupted pathology services across several London hospitals and was the first cyber attack in history to be directly linked to a death.
Sources: BBC News