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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits Esri South Africa
Esri South Africa — a technology target operating in ZA has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-11-11. 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 | Esri South Africa |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | Esri South Africa, a technology organization in South Africa, was listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on its leak site on 2026-11-12. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-11-11 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-11-12 |
| Region | ZA |
| Target Domain | esri-southafrica.com |
| Business Sector | Technology |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by thegentlemen
esri-southafrica.com sri South Africa is the exclusive distributor of Esri's ArcGIS geospatial platform in southern Africa, founded in 1989 in Midrand with 206 employees across 5 offices and over 2,000 clients. Led by Managing Director Patrick McKivergan, it serves government, utilities, mining and banking sectors with major projects like the City of Cape Town CityMap Viewer and ESKOM asset management. Its Esri South Africa College offers an NQF Level 6 Diploma in GISc&T and is the only Esri accredited learning center in the region. The company holds B-BBEE Level 1 status and runs free GIS training for unemployed youth. It participates in the Map Africa Initiative with Microsoft and Space42 to map all 54 African countries. Revenue is estimated at 23.2 million dollars with government contracts including a R34 million deal with DFFE.
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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