Security News > 2024 > June > Qilin: We knew our Synnovis attack would cause a healthcare crisis at London hospitals
Interview The ransomware gang responsible for the current healthcare crisis at London hospitals says it has no regrets about the attack, which was entirely deliberate, it told The Register in an interview.
SOCRadar said last week how Qilin is known for targeting the healthcare and education sectors not because of politics but because of the reliance they have on uptime and the sensitivity of the data they hold.
Qilin told us the ransom demand was set at $50 million, but the gang itself ultimately "Stopped all conversations and cut off contact" after Synnovis allegedly stalled for too long.
Since our interview with Qilin was held, Synnovis has appeared on the gang's leak blog in a post that states all the company's data will be leaked today on June 20.
Asked about how Qilin gained an initial foothold in Synnovis' systems, Qilin wouldn't reveal much in the way of details.
Ferrett said it's entirely possible that Qilin is a sophisticated ransomware gang that was able to source its own zero-days.
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