Hunters International ransomware group announced its closure, offering free decryptor keys to victims to facilitate recovery without ransom payment. The group acknowledged the toll of its attacks on organizations over the past two years. Though they claim their closure is a gesture of goodwill, experts believe it is a strategic rebrand to an extortion-only model under the new name 'World Leaks.' World Leaks operates without file encryption, increasing the risk for future targets as they shift tactics and continue their operations through multiple new platforms.
After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project. This decision was not made lightly.
Our goal is to ensure that you can recover your encrypted data without the burden of paying ransoms.
While Hunters International frames their shutdown as a 'gesture of goodwill,' this is likely a strategic rebrand - not repentance.
World Leaks operates on an extortion-only model, with data held to ransom without file encryption.
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