Disclosure context

About thegentlemen

thegentlemen is a ransomware group that emerged in September 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their broad targeting of commercial sectors. The group has documented 267 victims across multiple countries, with primary focus on the United States, Thailand, France, Brazil, and India. Their targeting strategy demonstrates a preference for high-value sectors including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and financial services organizations. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation from established threat intelligence sources such as CISA, FBI, or major security research firms, specific details regarding their country of origin, operational structure, attack methodologies, encryption techniques, and whether they employ ransomware-as-a-service models remain unclear. The relatively high victim count of 267 in a short operational timeframe since September 2025 suggests either an aggressive campaign pace or potential inflation of victim numbers through affiliate operations, though without corroborating intelligence reports, the group's exact operational capabilities and notable campaigns cannot be definitively established. Current intelligence indicates the group remains active as of late 2025, though comprehensive threat profiling requires additional validated reporting from authoritative cybersecurity sources. The group has been linked to 424 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on September 9, 2025; most recent post May 18, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: the gentlemen.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 16, 2026Ross Yerger Insurance listed by thegentlemenon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Financial Services sector, which has 516 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Ross Yerger Insurance is reported in US, a country with 2,713 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

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Ross & Yerger Insurance

listed as Ross Yerger Insurance · Claimed by thegentlemen · listed 4 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 16, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: thegentlemen
Status: Data leaked
Country: US
Sector: Financial Services
Listed on leak site: May 16, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Ross & Yerger is an employee-owned independent insurance agency founded in 1860, headquartered in Mississippi, US. The firm specializes in personalized risk management and insurance solutions for businesses and individuals, with particular expertise in sectors such as oil & gas and construction. It operates under a 'Lighthouse' advisory philosophy prioritizing holistic client protection over shareholder interests.

Industry: Independent Insurance Agency & Risk Management
Employees: 51-200
Founded: 1860

Attack summary

Severity: high — The disclosure status is 'data_published', confirming exfiltration and public release of data from an insurance agency that handles sensitive PII, financial, and business risk records for individuals and corporate clients across regulated industries (oil & gas, construction). This represents confirmed exfiltration of significant business and potentially regulated personal data.

The group 'thegentlemen' claims to have exfiltrated data from Ross & Yerger Insurance, with the disclosure status recorded as data_published, indicating that stolen data has been released or made available. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Client insurance records
Business risk management files
Employee personal data
Financial documents
Corporate correspondence

What the group claims

rossandyerger.com zoominfo.com/c/ross--yerger-insurance-inc/101253758 Ross & Yerger is an employee-owned independent insurance agency founded in 1860, specializing in personalized risk management and insurance solutions for businesses and individuals. Their "Lighthouse" approach offers holistic protection beyond traditional policies, prioritizing client needs over shareholders. With a culture centered on relationships, community, and expertise in sectors like oil & gas and construction, they help clients protect what matters most

Sources

Victim siterossandyerger.com

Source

Indexed 4 days ago

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