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 12, 2026SETCAR listed by thegentlemenon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Transportation/Logistics sector, which has 847 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, SETCAR is reported in TN, a country with 2 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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SETCAR

Claimed by thegentlemen · listed 8 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 12, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: thegentlemen
Status: Data leaked
Country: TN
Sector: Transportation/Logistics
Listed on leak site: May 12, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

SETCAR is a Tunisian private manufacturer of buses, coaches, and minibuses, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Tunisia. The company partners with global brands such as Volvo and Iveco, producing up to 500 vehicles annually. It serves public transport, tourism, and institutional clients across Africa and the Middle East.

Industry: Bus & Coach Manufacturing
Address: Tunisia
Employees: 300
Founded: 1976

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data has been published (confirmed exfiltration) but no specific sensitive regulated data categories (PII at scale, medical, financial) are identified in the post, and no data volume is stated, limiting severity to medium.

The group 'thegentlemen' claims to have conducted an attack on SETCAR with data published, indicating exfiltration of company data. No specific data volume or encryption claim is detailed in the post, but the disclosed status confirms data has been published.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company operational data
Business/client records

What the group claims

setcar.com.tn zoominfo.com/c/setcar/507355731 SETCAR is Tunisia's pioneering private manufacturer of buses, coaches, and minibuses, with over 50 years of excellence since 1976. Partnering with global leaders like Volvo and Iveco, they produce up to 500 vehicles annually, serving public transport, tourism, and institutional clients across Africa and the Middle East. With a 300-strong expert team, advanced production facilities, and dedicated after-sales support, SETCAR delivers innovative, eco-friendly mobility solutions built for reliability and performance

Sources

Victim sitesetcar.com.tn

Source

Indexed 8 days ago

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