The Gentlemen Ransomware Group Strikes JRK Property Holdings

Ransomware Attacks
The Gentlemen Ransomware Group Strikes JRK Property Holdings

Summary

On April 4, 2026, the ransomware group The Gentlemen claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against JRK Property Holdings (jrk.com), a prominent real estate investment and property management company in the USA. The group indicated that sensitive data, including 111,000 Social Security numbers, would be leaked unless they were contacted by the company or its insurers.


Incident Report

Field Details
Target JRK Property Holdings
Domain jrk.com
Country USA
Attacking Group The Gentlemen
Date Reported April 4, 2026
Threat Actor Statement “A leading real estate investment and property management company specializing in multifamily and commercial assets. The data includes a breach involving 111,000 Social Security numbers from the company jrk.com. Responsibility for the publication will lie with both the company itself and the insurance providers servicing it – mash.com (the intermediary) and the primary insurer beazley.com – which fails to properly value its clients’ data and is deliberately ignoring communications in an attempt to avoid payment, thereby putting the company at risk.”

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DeXpose does not engage in the exfiltration, hosting, redistribution, or purchase of stolen data. All breach information reported here is collected from publicly accessible dark web sources and threat intelligence platforms.
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