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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits Downrite Engineering
Downrite Engineering — a manufacturing target operating in US has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-09-14. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | Downrite Engineering |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | downrite.com zoominfo.com/c/downrite-engineering-corp/354082568 Downrite Engineering 1983-founded, family-owned Florida specialty contractor (Flaxman family, now led by 2nd-generation Brandon Flaxman, ~200 employees, ~$40–50M revenue est., HQ Coconut Creek) covering the full "site infrastructure" stack: underground utilities (water/sewer/storm), unlimited-license electrical, traffic signals/ITS, fiber optics — and its signature niche, sports lighting, where it's the default design-build contractor for municipal athletic complexes, schools and parks across South Florida. Moats: vertical integration (one contract, one PM for fields + parking + signals + fiber), a 100+ vehicle fleet (40+ digger derricks, 20+ bucket trucks), hurricane-restoration demand, FDOT prequalification and 40-year municipal relationships; new ~9–10k sq ft HQ opened 2023. Bottom line: a quiet Florida infrastructure dynasty — digging, wiring and lighting the state since 1983, profiting every storm season. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-14 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-15 |
| Region | US |
| Target Domain | downrite.com |
| Business Sector | Manufacturing |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by thegentlemen
downrite.com zoominfo.com/c/downrite-engineering-corp/354082568 Downrite Engineering 1983-founded, family-owned Florida specialty contractor (Flaxman family, now led by 2nd-generation Brandon Flaxman, ~200 employees, ~$40–50M revenue est., HQ Coconut Creek) covering the full "site infrastructure" stack: underground utilities (water/sewer/storm), unlimited-license electrical, traffic signals/ITS, fiber optics — and its signature niche, sports lighting, where it's the default design-build contractor for municipal athletic complexes, schools and parks across South Florida. Moats: vertical integration (one contract, one PM for fields + parking + signals + fiber), a 100+ vehicle fleet (40+ digger derricks, 20+ bucket trucks), hurricane-restoration demand, FDOT prequalification and 40-year municipal relationships; new ~9–10k sq ft HQ opened 2023. Bottom line: a quiet Florida infrastructure dynasty — digging, wiring and lighting the state since 1983, profiting every storm season.
Posted by the thegentlemen threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.
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