Security News > 2020 > November > Maze ransomware shuts down operations, denies creating cartel
The infamous Maze ransomware gang announced today that they have officially closed down their ransomware operation and will no longer be leaking new companies' data on their site.
"Perhaps Maze was intentionally vague, or perhaps this was lost in translation, but the 'press release's' statement about removing the data of victims that did not pay, is NOT an offer to have that data removed for free. It is an invitation back to the negotiation table for one last round. We don't advise any companies that were victims of Maze contact them based on the statements Maze has made. We do not credibly believe that Maze or any other Ransomware group ever fully deletes the data stolen from victims, even if they choose to pay," Coveware CEO Bill Siegel told BleepingComputer.
Threat actors have told BleepingComputer that some of the Maze affiliates have moved to a new ransomware operation called Egregor, who recently attacked Crytek, Ubisoft, and Barnes and Noble.
In June 2020, it was noticed that the Maze group had added information about a victim from a different ransomware operation called LockBit.
In today's post, Maze states that this is all a fabrication, and that 'Maze Cartel only existed inside the heads of journalists who wrote about it.