Magisterial Service
thegentlemen listed this organization on its leak site on May 6, 2026.
- Listing date
- May 6, 2026
- Attack date
- Apr 29, 2026
Listing text
magisterialservices.gov.pg The Magisterial Service of Papua New Guinea (MS) is the administrative arm of the country's District Court system, established in 1975 under Section 173(1) of the PNG Constitution. It oversees the effective and efficient administration of 63 District Court establishments and over 400 gazetted court-holding locations across the country. Headquartered in Port Moresby, the service is led by the Chief Magistrate and operates under the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General. Its budget for 2025 was projected at K109 million, reflecting the government's commitment to improving access to justice nationwide
About the group
thegentlemen posted its first listing on Sep 9, 2025 and has listed 1,253 organizations to date.
The Gentlemen is a RaaS group that emerged in July–August 2025, rapidly claiming over 320 victims across 17+ countries by offering affiliates a 90% revenue share, deploying a Go-based locker against Windows, Linux, NAS, and BSD systems; a compromised C2 server in 2026 revealed more than 1,570 linked victims.
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