The Gentlemen
Cybersecurity statistics about the gentlemen
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80% (12 out of 15) of The Gentlemen’s attack claims were against higher education institutions.
Six of The Gentlemen’s 15 claimed ransomware attacks on the education sector were confirmed.
The Gentlemen and Qilin each claimed 15 attacks on the education sector; LockBit claims 9 attacks; Interlock and Nova each claim 6 attacks.
The Gentlemen’s attacks on education increased 275% from H2 2025 to H1 2026.
Ten entities targeted by The Gentlemen in 2026 had confirmed attacks.
The Gentlemen made 504 attack claims in total across sectors in 2026 so far.
The Gentlemen posted 101 victims in April, 77 in May, and 122 in June.
The Gentlemen posted 300 victims in Q2, edging out Qilin with 289 victims.
The Gentlemen surged 588% quarter-over-quarter to 179 posts in Q1.
The most prolific ransomware strains by number of claims against government organizations were The Gentlemen (22), Qilin (21), LockBit (14), APT73/BASHE (12), and INC (10).
The ransomware group The Gentlemen claimed 22 attacks on government agencies in H1 2026, up from a single claimed attack in H2 2025.
The strains with the most confirmed attacks on government entities were The Gentlemen (10), Qilin (9), LockBit (7), and INC (6).
Among undisclosed ransomware attacks in Q1 2026, Qilin led with 339 attacks (16%), The Gentlemen 200 attacks (9%), and Akira 190 attacks (9%).
The Gentlemen claimed 273 attacks since its emergence in 2025 through the end of Q1 2026.
The Gentlemen ransomware group increased from 35 victims in Q4 2025 to 182 victims in Q1 2026.
The Gentlemen was responsible for 11% of attacks in February.