Cybersecurity entity

Qilin

Company

ransomware is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Qilin is most often covered alongside Ashish Khaitan, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Qilin appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from August 8, 2026.

Last mentioned: Aug 8, 2026

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Recent coverage · Qilin

1 story
6 avg impact
0% positive
100% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about Qilin

ransomware is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Qilin is most often covered alongside Ashish Khaitan, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Qilin appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from August 8, 2026.

Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
2

Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 6 Cybersecurity stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

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Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Qilin. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. Qilin dominates ransomware attacks in H1 2026

    Qilin ransomware group leverages RaaS to heavily target manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and professional services sectors worldwide.

  2. VwbP data breach

    Hackers breach the Register of Beneficial Owners, compromising data of approximately 31,000 legal entities; registry is taken offline and investigation launched.

Stories mentioning Qilin 1

Ransomware Negative

Qilin Ransomware Tops H1 2026; 31K Firms Exposed in VwbP Breach

The Qilin ransomware group dominated attacks in the first half of 2026, crippling organizations via RaaS. Simultaneously, a massive data breach at the Register of Beneficial Owners exposed the records of 31,000 legal entities, and a separate leak from the Police National Legal Database compromised sensitive government contacts. These incidents highlight the growing convergence of ransomware and supply chain threats, demanding heightened third-party risk management and incident response capabilities across all sectors.

2 sources

Source: Ashish Khaitan · The Cyber Express

Qilin is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.

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