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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits LegalWise
LegalWise — a professional services target operating in ZA has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-09-29. 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 | LegalWise |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | legalwise.co.za zoominfo.com/c/legalwise/429691676 LegalWise (founded 1984, Johannesburg) is South Africa's leading legal-expenses insurance provider, with 350,000+ members and 1.1 million people covered across the country. For a monthly fee starting at ~R151 ($8), members get 24/7 legal advice, court-cost coverage up to R405,000 per case, and access to a network of 220+ partner law firms — helping ordinary people afford lawyers for labour, criminal, family and municipal disputes. The company has 400–800 staff, offices in all nine provinces plus Botswana and Namibia, and handles 125,000+ consultations and ~70,000 new cases a year. It sits inside the LEGA insurance group (with insurer LEZA), where 62% was bought by black-owned investment firm Sithega in 2023 while Hollard kept 38%; group gross premiums run ~R800–850 million/year. Led by CEO Siva Gengan |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-29 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-30 |
| Region | ZA |
| Target Domain | legalwise.co.za |
| Business Sector | Professional Services |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by thegentlemen
legalwise.co.za zoominfo.com/c/legalwise/429691676 LegalWise (founded 1984, Johannesburg) is South Africa's leading legal-expenses insurance provider, with 350,000+ members and 1.1 million people covered across the country. For a monthly fee starting at ~R151 ($8), members get 24/7 legal advice, court-cost coverage up to R405,000 per case, and access to a network of 220+ partner law firms — helping ordinary people afford lawyers for labour, criminal, family and municipal disputes. The company has 400–800 staff, offices in all nine provinces plus Botswana and Namibia, and handles 125,000+ consultations and ~70,000 new cases a year. It sits inside the LEGA insurance group (with insurer LEZA), where 62% was bought by black-owned investment firm Sithega in 2023 while Hollard kept 38%; group gross premiums run ~R800–850 million/year. Led by CEO Siva Gengan
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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