Gentlemen ransomware uses multiple EDR killers to disable defenses

2026-06-19T01:23:29Zb0322390198560990a1ef775168c6594fe0ba92b912e33e0fefeb98e4e67e420
Beats Studio BudsBluetooth eavesdroppingEDR evasionEvil CorpF5FortiBleedFortinetGentlemen RaaSIcarusKlueNGINXOAuth breachSalesforce data theftShapedPluginSocGholishTorUSB wormVPN credentials leakWindows Server 2016 patchingWordPress compromiseclipboard stealercritical vulnerabilitycrypto theftransomwaresupply chain

What happened

A collection of BleepingComputer reports (June 17–18, 2026) describing multiple active and high-impact threats: the Gentlemen RaaS is developing and deploying multiple EDR-killers to evade detection; a large Fortinet credential leak dubbed “FortiBleed” exposed VPN credentials for ~73k devices; F5 released out‑of‑band patches for multiple NGINX vulnerabilities including two critical RCEs; Apple patched a high‑severity Beats Studio Buds Bluetooth bug that could allow eavesdropping; WordPress sites were infected via a ShapedPlugin update supply‑chain compromise; law enforcement disrupted SocGholi

Why it matters

A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.

Evidence and limitations

Source ID
bleepingcomputer
Record identifier
b0322390198560990a1ef775168c6594fe0ba92b912e33e0fefeb98e4e67e420
Enrichment time
2026-06-19T01:23:29Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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