Bluize is an IT supplier of hospitality solutions for pubs, bars, restaurants, and gaming venues. They provide venue management systems, point-of-sale software and more.
The company was listed on the dark web leak site of the Qilin ransomware gang on 13 May; however, the threat group did not provide details of the incident, with the listing lacking any information or sample data.
Bluize has yet to mention any details of the incident. Cyber Daily has reached out to the company for more information.
Who is Qilin?
Qilin was first observed in August 2022 and has claimed 1,824 victims since. It has been one of the most – if not the most – active ransomware groups of 2026.
Like other ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations, Qilin offers its ransomware to affiliates in return for a cut of any ransom profits. Cyber security training company SANS has noted that the group is highly active on certain hacking forums.
“Qilin is advertised on the exclusive Russian-speaking forum RAMP (short for Ransom Anon Market Place [sic]), where acquiring an account can cost up to $500 in BTC,” SANS said in an October 2025 blog post.
However, for all of its activity, many of the group’s leak posts remain entirely unconfirmed, with neither evidence of the hack nor any data published months later. Some observers have questioned Qilin’s ransomware chops, suggesting the group is more practised at finding open databases online and then extorting the victim; however, in many cases, the leaked data is real and eventually publicly shared.
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