techradar.com 22.08.2025
Qilin claims another victim, threatens to release valuable information online.

• Qilin adds Nissan Creative Box to its data leak site
• It claims to have taken more than 4TB of sensitive files
• It's like stealing an invention from an inventor, researchers claim
  Nissan Creative Box, the creative arm of the Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, was hit with a ransomware attack recently, and lost plenty of sensitive data in the incident.

Given the nature of Creative Box’s work, the stolen data could hurt the company and dull its competitive blade, if released to the wild, experts have said.

The company is a specialized satellite design studio forming part of Nissan’s global design network. Established in 1987 to be a creative sandbox for emerging designers, where they can create bold concepts that usually stray away from mainstream car design, it is often described as Nissan’s “design think tank”, as it does not churn out large volumes of visible work, but still retains a significant role within the network.

The personal information of a million individuals was leaked online following a ransomware attack that in June hit NHS hospitals in London.

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Cybercriminals behind attacks disrupting at least five London hospitals leaked nearly 400 gigabytes of data, which reportedly included blood test information.

Qilin ransomware started leaking data stolen from England National Health Service (NHS) partner Synnovis labs. According to reports from the BBC, the data includes patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers, descriptions of blood tests, and other information.

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Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence team infiltrated the Qilin ransomware group in March 2023 and now can reveal inside information about this RaaS program. The blog provides recommendations on how to prevent Qilin’s attacks and will be useful for threat intelligence experts, threat hunters, and corporate cybersecurity teams.