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June 11, 2026 at 16:50 UTC
The Gentlemen Ransomware Claims 478 Victims, Can Spread Like a Worm
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
The Gentlemen ransomware operation has claimed 478 victims and features self-spreading worm capabilities, having operated as an affiliate leveraging RaaS platforms including LockBit (Tenacious Mantis), Qilin (Pestilent Mantis), and Medusa (Venomous Mantis) before establishing its own double-extortion infrastructure. The worm propagation capability significantly increases the potential blast radius of infections compared to standard ransomware deployments.
Relevance score: 78.0/100
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