Hunters
Since Oct 20, 2023, Hunters has listed 307 organizations on its leak site.
Listings per month
- Total listings
- 307
- First listing
- Oct 20, 2023
- Latest listing
- May 27, 2025
- MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 11
In mid-October 2023, just a few days before the Europol operation, the source code of the Ransomware Hive was sold, along with its website and older versions developed in Golang and C (although this purchase has only been reported by the actors without concrete evidence). The buyer of this new source code was the group Hunters International, who claimed to have fixed the bugs in the Ransomware Hive that were responsible for preventing file decryption in some cases. The group also stated that file encryption would not be their primary focus; instead, they would use data theft as a method to pressure victims during extortion attempts.
It posted no listings in the last 12 months.
Most targeted country: United States, with 150 listings (49% of the total).
Most targeted sector: Professional Services, with 78 listings (25% of the total).
Targeted countries
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11 MITRE ATT&CK techniques across 6 stages are documented in the group's attacks.
- 1
Execution
Malicious code runs on the target system.
T1106Native APIT1129Shared Modules - 2
Persistence
Access survives reboots and password changes.
T1547Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - 3
Defense evasion
Security software and logging are bypassed.
T1027Obfuscated Files or InformationT1562Impair Defenses - 4
Discovery
Systems, accounts and data on the network are mapped.
T1057Process DiscoveryT1082System Information DiscoveryT1083File and Directory Discovery - 5
Command and control
Compromised systems are controlled remotely.
T1071Application Layer ProtocolT1071.001Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols - 6
Impact
Systems are encrypted or services are stopped.
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
What does a ransomware group do?
Ransomware groups break into corporate networks, move data out and encrypt systems. If the ransom is not paid, they list the organization on a leak site and threaten to publish the data.
Which defenses matter most?
Priority defenses based on the documented techniques:
- Allow scripts and macros only for users who need them, and keep behavioral rules enabled in endpoint protection.
- Monitor newly created services, scheduled tasks and startup entries.
- Alert when security software is disabled or logs are cleared.
- Monitor accounts that run many queries in a short time and unusual network scans.
- Block unapproved use of remote management tools.
- Keep offline, immutable backups and test restores regularly.
What should you do if your organization is listed on a leak site?
- Record the listing and any published sample files; do not visit the leak site from the corporate network.
- Isolate affected systems and preserve logs without deleting them.
- Determine which data left the organization; if personal data is involved, review notification obligations with your legal team.
- Make any decision about the ransom demand together with legal, management and incident response.
- Do not bring systems back online before the attacker’s entry point is closed.
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