Not too gentle: Kaspersky warns of The Gentlemen ransomware group expanding operations with new malware
New Kaspersky GReAT (Global Research and Analysis Team) research into the rapidly growing ransomware group known as The Gentlemen has showed that the attackers have evolved their tactics through new custom-built tools – a backdoor designed to facilitate information gathering before ransomware deployment and control over compromised systems, and a ransomware executable file. The group has been active worldwide across industries including manufacturing, IT services, healthcare, financial services, construction, and logistics.
The Gentlemen is a rapidly expanding Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation believed to have emerged around mid-2025. The Gentlemen and its affiliates primarily gain initial access to victim systems through the exploitation of internet-facing services and compromised credentials. The attackers may be seeking collaboration with Initial Access Brokers (IABs) to acquire access to organizations with valuable intellectual property with minimal effort. Kaspersky found that access to some victim systems, using techniques the group does not typically employ, occurred long before the...
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