Hunters International Announces Closure, Free Decryptors

Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down

The cybercriminal group, which said it's releasing its decryption tools to victims, may be transitioning to new infrastructure under a different name.

Hunters International announces closure, free decryptors

Don't let their kind words sway you – leaders are still up to no good Ransomware gang Hunters International has shut up shop and offered decryption keys to all victims as a parting favor.…

Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases free decryptors

​The Hunters International Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation announced today that it has officially closed down its operations and will offer free decryptors to help victims recover their data without paying a ransom.

Hunters International shuts ransomware operations, reportedly becomes an extortion-only gang called World Leaks

As a parting gift, the gang is offering free decryption keys to victim firms.

Hunters International to provide free decryptors for all victims as they shut down

At the beginning of 2025, it appeared that Hunters International was abandoning encrypting victims and was re-branding as World Leaks. But Hunters kept updating their leak site with new encryption incidents instead of going extortion-only and becoming World Leaks. A World Leaks spokesperson subsequently informed DataBreaches that they had parted company with Hunters International over… Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking…

Hunters International ransomware group claims to be shutting down | #ransomware | #cybercrime - National Cyber Security Consulting

The Hunters International ransomware group claimed on Thursday it would be shutting down and providing free decryption software to previous victims, although it is unclear how many of the cybercriminals' targets were actual victims of encryption attacks. “After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project,” […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Hunters Int…