Europol confirms $50,000 Qilin ransomware reward is fake

Published on August 21, 2025

Europol has confirmed that a Telegram channel impersonating the agency and offering a $50,000 reward for information on two Qilin ransomware administrators is fake. The impostor later admitted it was created to troll researchers and journalists. [...]

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