The Ziggy ransomware group has shut down and released a decryption key amid concern that they may be targeted by law enforcement according to a report from Bleeping Computer. The group is said to have announced they would be shutting down on a Telegram group with a message that included “we are very sad about what we did.” The ransomware admin told Bleeping Computer that they had created the ransomware to generate money as they live in a third-world country and that they were concerned over recent law enforcement actions against Emotet and Netwalker ransomware.

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