# TheGentlemen ransomware lists Smart Value victim

Published: 2026-10-09 · Severity: elevated
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/338d2d1b-1332-5afc-a8d5-a8170f0480c0/thegentlemen-ransomware-lists-smart-value-victim

> Ransomware.live tracked 'TheGentlemen' ransomware group listing victim 'Smart Value' with minimal breach statistics disclosed.

This entry is a brief ransomware victim listing from Ransomware.live, a tracking site that aggregates claims posted by ransomware operators on their leak sites. The listed victim, identified as 'Smart Value,' was claimed by a group or operation referred to as 'thegentlemen.' The entry provides minimal technical detail, citing figures for compromised employees (1), compromised users (667), third-party employee credentials (0), and an external attack surface count (33), alongside DNS record placeholders for the victim's domain.

No further context is given regarding the attack vector, data exfiltrated, ransom demands, or confirmation from the victim organization. The page includes a sponsored reference to Hudson Rock's infostealer-to-ransomware intelligence tooling, suggesting a possible link between credential-stealing malware infections and the eventual ransomware compromise, though this is not substantiated with specifics in the article itself. Defenders should treat this as an unverified claim consistent with ransomware leak-site tracking, and monitor for official confirmation or further disclosure from the named group before taking direct action, while using the opportunity to review exposure to infostealer-sourced credential compromise as a general hardening measure.

## Mentioned in this report

- Threat actors: The Gentlemen

Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/U21hcnQgVmFsdWVAdGhlZ2VudGxlbWVu

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