'The Gentlemen' Rapidly Rises to Ransomware Prominence

The report describes The Gentlemen, a rapidly growing RaaS group active since mid-2025 that has claimed hundreds of primarily corporate victims; it leverages SystemBC and Cobalt Strike, performs domain-controller reconnaissance and GPO-based mass deployment (including an ESXi-targeting variant), and exhibits high operational sophistication and significant impact potential, with IOCs and mitigation guidance provided.