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Gentlemen RaaS Gang Exposed by Data Leak

| 2026-05-13 20:47 HIGH HIGH DATA BREACH
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Executive Summary
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In May 2026, the Russian cybercriminal gang "The Gentlemen" has published sensitive data belonging to around 332 different organizations. According to Check Point Research, these numbers have made The Gentlemen the second most productive ransomware group on the planet this year. An anonymous group compromised its internal back-end database and is selling just over 16GB of The Gentlemen's internal communications, tooling, and other data for $10,000 in Bitcoin. This breach has offered unique insight into its inner workings, revealing a tight organizational structure with defined roles and workflows that translates to higher productivity and volume of successful breaches.
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Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
WiperWiperStuxnetStuxnetBlack BastaBlack BastaQilinQilin
Target & Sectors
Global Scope
Incident Timeline
‎2026/05/13
The Gentlemen, a Russian ransomware gang, has leaked 44MB of stolen data to prove the veracity of its claims and is now selling over 16GB of internal communications for $10,000 in Bitcoin.
victims 332 different organizations
In only the first five months of 2026, the Russian cybercriminal gang that calls itself " The Gentlemen " has published sensitive data belonging to around 332 different organizations.
financial 2.0 Ransomware Acts
Vect 2.0 Ransomware Acts as Wiper, Thanks to Design Error Members have toyed with more cutting-edge ideas, like developing an in-house large language model (LLM)-based program for some vague malicious purposes.
data_breach 44 MB
Still, even the 44MB of stolen data the anonymous hackers leaked to prove the veracity of the rest of it has proven interesting.
data_breach 16 GB
Those hackers are now selling just over 16GB of The Gentlemen's internal communications, tooling, and other data for $10,000 in Bitcoin.
Tactical Metrics
Metrics
victims
332
Different Organizations
In only the first five months of 2026, the Russian cybercriminal gang that calls itself " The Gentlemen " has published sensitive data belonging to around 332 different organizations.
Metrics
financial
2
Ransomware Acts
Vect 2.0 Ransomware Acts as Wiper, Thanks to Design Error Members have toyed with more cutting-edge ideas, like developing an in-house large language model (LLM)-based program for some vague malicious purposes.
Metrics
data_breach
44
Mb
Still, even the 44MB of stolen data the anonymous hackers leaked to prove the veracity of the rest of it has proven interesting.
Metrics
data_breach
16
Gb
Those hackers are now selling just over 16GB of The Gentlemen's internal communications, tooling, and other data for $10,000 in Bitcoin.
Intelligence Sources
Dark Reading 2026-05-13