Hunters International Shuts Down Ransomware Operations: What CISOs Need to Know About the Shift to Extortion-Only Attacks
It’s rare to hear “good news” in the world of ransomware, but the recent announcement from the notorious Hunters International gang has sent shockwaves—and a hint of hope—through the cybersecurity community. The group claims it’s shutting down ransomware operations, offering free decryption keys to victims, and pivoting (or rebranding) toward data theft and extortion-only attacks…