Recent events have introduced the world at large to ransomware variants previously only discussed within the information security industry. The group behind GandCrab, which was incredibly active and claimed to have made $2bn, announced its retirement in 2019. However, this announcement was greeted positively at the time, questions were raised about why the number of affiliates dropped sharply a few short months earlier. It seems the affiliates continue their activities and can simply move to any number of other schemes should actions lead to the disruption of the ransomware group they have agreed to work with.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/05/26/ransomware-attribution/