Who Runs the Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’
2026-06-12T01:23:29Z•3fe1a4bfb30e826f8da6ee12cffc0e80a446e1759d5b8814d81f6ab83dbea1d7
AWS GovCloudCISACanvas breachDDoSGitHub leakInstagram compromiseKimwolfMeta AI assistantMicrosoft Patch TuesdayNetherlands seizuresThe Gentlemenaccount takeoverbotnetcredential leakdata breachdata extortioneducation sectorhosting abuselaw enforcement arrestspublic exploit coderansomwaresocial engineeringthreat actor recruitmentvulnerabilitieszero-day
What happened
Multiple high-impact cyber incidents reported: a rapidly growing ransomware gang called “The Gentlemen” is aggressively recruiting affiliates and emerging as the second-most active ransomware group; Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed a record ~200 flaws (nearly 36 rated critical) with public exploit code available for at least three bugs; attackers abused Meta’s AI support assistant to seize high-profile Instagram accounts via social-engineering; CISA-related contractor leaked AWS GovCloud keys and internal secrets on public GitHub, prompting congressional inquiries and active damage‑m‑
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- 2026-06-12T01:23:29Z
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- Yes
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