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, 2026Shajarpak Securities 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, Shajarpak Securities is reported in IR, a country with 7 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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Shajarpak Securities

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: IR
Sector: Financial Services
Listed on leak site: May 12, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Shajarpak Securities (Pvt.) Limited is a SECP-licensed Trading and Self Clearing Broker headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, operating on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). It is part of the Shajarpak Group and offers online equity trading via an Oracle-based platform and mobile apps, serving retail clients, non-resident Pakistanis (NRPs), and institutional investors. The firm's equity team claims 60+ years of combined experience and emphasises compliance with SECP regulatory standards.

Industry: Securities Brokerage & Stock Trading
Address: Lahore, Pakistan

Attack summary

Severity: critical — The victim is a regulated financial services / securities brokerage handling client PII, investment accounts, and financial data at scale. Data is confirmed published (data_published status), meaning regulated financial and personal data of investors has been exfiltrated and disclosed, meeting the critical threshold.

The group 'thegentlemen' claims to have compromised Shajarpak Securities and has published data from the victim, with disclosed status marked as data_published. No specific ransom demand or data size was stated in the post.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Client financial records
Trading account data
Investor personal information
SECP compliance documents
Financial statements
Net capital balance reports
Liquid capital reports

What the group claims

shajarpaksecurities.com Shajarpak Securities is a trusted SECP-licensed brokerage and part of the Shajarpak Group, empowering clients with secure online trading on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Their seasoned equity team brings 60+ years of combined experience, delivering timely market insights and best-in-class execution with strict compliance and ethical standards. With a robust Oracle®-based platform, mobile apps, and dedicated support for NRPs and institutional investors, they make intelligent investing accessible anytime, anywhere

Sources

Victim siteshajarpaksecurities.com

Source

Indexed 8 days ago

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