Sourced from leak-site trackers — reflects the group's claim of a victim, not a confirmed breach.
Hunters International was a ransomware-as-a-service group launched in late 2023 whose encryptor showed heavy code overlap with the disrupted Hive ransomware; in 2025 it wound down the ransomware brand and rebranded to the extortion-only 'World Leaks.'
Hunters International appeared in late 2023 and was quickly assessed by researchers to reuse code substantially overlapping with Hive, which had been disrupted by law enforcement in January 2023; the group denied being a direct Hive successor and characterized itself as having acquired the encryptor. It operated a RaaS affiliate model and, per aggregated tracking, was linked to dozens of confirmed and many more unconfirmed attacks, with a notable share of impact in healthcare.
In 2025 the operation pivoted away from encryption toward pure data-theft extortion. Group-IB reported in April 2025 that Hunters International was rebranding to 'World Leaks,' an extortion-only operation launched at the start of 2025; the group subsequently announced the shutdown of the Hunters International brand effective around July 2025 and offered free decryptors to prior victims. World Leaks continued data-extortion activity against targets in Europe and the US.
Hunters International's claimed victimology was global; MENA-relevant claims include the UAE and Tunisia. Because these derive from leak-site postings, they should be treated as unverified claims unless confirmed by a reputable source or the affected organization. The Hunters International brand itself is assessed defunct, with activity continuing under the World Leaks successor.
Leak-site postings via ransomware.live — claimed by the group, not confirmed breaches. Metadata only. MENA Ransomware Watch →
| Date | Victim | Country | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | Wrap & Send Services | US | Retail & E-Commerce |
| 2025-05-27 | Corantioquia | CO | Government & Defense |
| 2025-05-27 | Eight8Ate Holdings, Inc | PH | Retail & E-Commerce |
| 2025-05-05 | Sioux Chief | US | Manufacturing |
| 2025-05-05 | GPF Lewis | GB | Professional Services |
| 2025-04-30 | Telco Intercontinental | US | Technology |
| 2025-04-30 | FCC | ES | Government & Defense |
| 2025-04-30 | Digestive Specialists | US | Healthcare |
| 2025-04-28 | Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance | US | Financial Services |
| 2025-04-25 | Kenworth Del Sur | MX | Transportation |
| 2025-04-25 | Kasb Bank - K-Trade | PK | Financial Services |
| 2025-04-23 | Mafi | AT | Other |