Fifteen Ransomware Groups Announce Retirement Plans
🔒 Fifteen prominent ransomware groups, including Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters and Lapsus$, posted a collective statement on BreachForums announcing they are ceasing operations and entering a period of “silence.” The announcement framed their activity as exposing systemic vulnerabilities rather than pure extortion and said some members intend to retire on accumulated funds while others will continue studying systems quietly. Analysts and threat intelligence experts cautioned this could be a temporary PR move, noting past groups have rebranded or spawned successors rather than vanishing permanently.
