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Earlier this month, security researchers spotted a new player in the ransomware game, called Hunters International.

However, the groups encryptor is strikingly similar to that of Hive.

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Dismantled by the FBI

Hunters International, though, is having none of it.

The group also claims Hives encryptor came with a few bugs that it fixed.

FBIs work resulted in a decryption key that was handed out to more than 1,300 victims.

ViaBleepingComputer

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