The FBI may have successfully disrupted the destructive Hive ransomware operation earlier this year, but the group’s malware code continues to present a threat to organizations everywhere.

In October, a security researcher’s analysis of a ransomware used by new group called Hunters International showed substantial code overlaps with Hive ransomware. A subsequent analysis by Bitdefender found the same similarities, leading researchers at the security vendor to conclude that Hive operators have handed off their crown jewel to another threat actor.