Hunters International, a ransomware gang, announced its closure on their dark web page. The group cited careful consideration and recent developments as reasons for their decision but did not specify what those developments were. They are providing free decryption keys to all affected organizations to allow recovery of encrypted data without ransom payments. The gang has previously targeted numerous victims, including a U.S. cancer center. There are indications of a transition to a new group called World Leaks, as some analysts suggest.
After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project. This decision was not made lightly, and we recognize the impact it has on the organizations we have interacted with.
Our goal is to ensure that you can recover your encrypted data without the burden of paying ransoms. In the case of Hunters International, it's still too early to tell what the gang's motivations are for shutting down, but there were signs as far back as April that point to a rebrand.
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