The Gentlemen
Since Sep 9, 2025, The Gentlemen has listed 1,253 organizations on its leak site.
Listings per month
- Total listings
- 1,253
- First listing
- Sep 9, 2025
- Latest listing
- Nov 5, 2026
- MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 56
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.
It posted 1,186 listings in the last 12 months; the busiest month was October 2026 (290 listings).
The group is associated with 1 malware families.
Also known as: Storm-2697
Most targeted country: United States, with 281 listings (22% of the total).
Most targeted sector: Manufacturing, with 236 listings (19% of the total).
Targeted countries
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56 MITRE ATT&CK techniques across 12 stages are documented in the group's attacks.
- 1
Initial access
The attacker gets into the corporate network for the first time.
T1078Valid AccountsT1078.002Valid Accounts: Domain AccountsT1133External Remote ServicesT1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1566Phishing - 2
Execution
Malicious code runs on the target system.
T1047Windows Management InstrumentationT1059Command and Scripting InterpreterT1059.001Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShellT1059.003Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command ShellT1072Software Deployment Tools - 3
Persistence
Access survives reboots and password changes.
T1136Create AccountT1543Create or Modify System ProcessT1547Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - 4
Privilege escalation
The attacker moves to accounts with higher privileges.
T1068Exploitation for Privilege EscalationT1187Forced AuthenticationT1557Adversary-in-the-Middle - 5
Defense evasion
Security software and logging are bypassed.
T1027Obfuscated Files or InformationT1070Indicator RemovalT1090ProxyT1112Modify RegistryT1484.001Domain Policy Modification: Group Policy ModificationT1562Impair DefensesT1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools - 6
Credential access
Passwords, tokens and session data are stolen.
T1003OS Credential DumpingT1110Brute ForceT1552Unsecured CredentialsT1555Credentials from Password Stores - 7
Discovery
Systems, accounts and data on the network are mapped.
T1018Remote System DiscoveryT1046Network Service DiscoveryT1069Permission Groups DiscoveryT1087Account DiscoveryT1087.002Account Discovery: Domain AccountT1482Domain Trust DiscoveryT1526Cloud Service Discovery - 8
Lateral movement
The attacker moves to other systems inside the network.
T1021Remote ServicesT1021.001Remote Services: Remote Desktop ProtocolT1021.002Remote Services: SMB/Windows Admin SharesT1021.004Remote Services: SSHT1563Remote Service Session Hijacking - 9
Collection
Data to be stolen is selected and gathered.
T1005Data from Local SystemT1039Data from Network Shared DriveT1074Data StagedT1074.001Data Staged: Local Data StagingT1114Email Collection - 10
Command and control
Compromised systems are controlled remotely.
T1071Application Layer ProtocolT1071.001Application Layer Protocol: Web ProtocolsT1219Remote Access SoftwareT1572Protocol TunnelingT1573Encrypted Channel - 11
Exfiltration
Data is moved out of the organization; the threat to publish it in the listing relies on this data.
T1048Exfiltration Over Alternative ProtocolT1048.001Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol: Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 ProtocolT1537Transfer Data to Cloud Account - 12
Impact
Systems are encrypted or services are stopped.
T1486Data Encrypted for ImpactT1489Service StopT1490Inhibit System RecoveryT1491Defacement
The group is associated with 1 malware families.
Malware families
- Gentlemen
Published reports on this actor:
- https://socradar.io/blog/dark-web-profile-the-gentlemen-ransomware/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/i/unmasking-the-gentlemen-ransomware.html
- https://www.cybereason.com/blog/the-gentlemen-ransomware
Source: MISP Galaxy, Malpedia.
What does a ransomware group do?
Ransomware groups break into corporate networks, move data out and encrypt systems. If the ransom is not paid, they list the organization on a leak site and threaten to publish the data.
How does The Gentlemen get into organizations?
The attacker gets into the corporate network for the first time.
- T1078 · Valid Accounts
- T1078.002 · Valid Accounts: Domain Accounts
- T1133 · External Remote Services
- T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application
- T1566 · Phishing
Which defenses matter most?
Priority defenses based on the documented techniques:
- Keep internet-facing VPN, remote desktop and firewall interfaces patched, and require multi-factor authentication on these accounts.
- Allow scripts and macros only for users who need them, and keep behavioral rules enabled in endpoint protection.
- Monitor newly created services, scheduled tasks and startup entries.
- Reduce local administrator accounts and perform privileged tasks from separate, monitored accounts.
- Alert when security software is disabled or logs are cleared.
- Regularly check whether employee passwords and session cookies appear in infostealer logs.
- Monitor accounts that run many queries in a short time and unusual network scans.
- Segment the network and expose management protocols only on the management network.
- Monitor large file archiving operations.
- Block unapproved use of remote management tools.
- Monitor unusual data volumes sent to cloud storage and file transfer services.
- Keep offline, immutable backups and test restores regularly.
What should you do if your organization is listed on a leak site?
- Record the listing and any published sample files; do not visit the leak site from the corporate network.
- Isolate affected systems and preserve logs without deleting them.
- Determine which data left the organization; if personal data is involved, review notification obligations with your legal team.
- Make any decision about the ransom demand together with legal, management and incident response.
- Do not bring systems back online before the attacker’s entry point is closed.
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