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German Police Detain Russian Suspect in Synnovis Hack Death

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC · How we work

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German police detained a 28-year-old Russian man accused of cyber-crime.
He is alleged member of the Qilin gang that hacked Synnovis, disrupting London hospitals and causing a patient death.
The 2024 Synnovis attack was the first cyber-attack linked to a death.
Japanese police arrested him in May after his holiday travel plans were intercepted.
British police are reviewing whether the Synnovis inquiry could lead to an unlawful killing case.

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German police detained a 28-year-old Russian man accused of cyber-crime.
He is alleged member of the Qilin gang that hacked Synnovis, disrupting London hospitals and causing a patient death.
The 2024 Synnovis attack was the first cyber-attack linked to a death.
Japanese police arrested him in May after his holiday travel plans were intercepted.
British police are reviewing whether the Synnovis inquiry could lead to an unlawful killing case.