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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits Mandurah State Emergency Service

MEDIUM
·Government & Defense·AU·2026-10-02

Mandurah State Emergency Service — a government & defense target operating in AU has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-10-02. 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 OrganizationMandurah State Emergency Service
Threat Group
thegentlemen
Summarymandurahses.org.au Mandurah State Emergency Service is a volunteer emergency rescue unit (part of DFES Western Australia), founded in 1976/78 and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, based at 31 Education Drive, Greenfields, WA 6210. It is a non-profit organization — there is no revenue; funding comes from DFES (WA Government) and community donations. The unit has ~80+ active volunteers and 60–90 cadets (ages 12–17), one of the largest SES cadet programs in WA (26 years running), led by Local Manager Chris Stickland ESM (volunteer since 1986, unit leader since 2010). It responds 24/7/365 to storms, floods, land searches, water/cliff rescues and fires support — logging ~3,500–4,300 operational hours and up to 8,000 community hours per year.
Date of Breach2026-10-02
Discovery Date2026-10-03
RegionAU
Target Domainmandurahses.org.au
Business SectorGovernment & Defense
Severity
MEDIUM

Claim by thegentlemen

mandurahses.org.au Mandurah State Emergency Service is a volunteer emergency rescue unit (part of DFES Western Australia), founded in 1976/78 and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, based at 31 Education Drive, Greenfields, WA 6210. It is a non-profit organization — there is no revenue; funding comes from DFES (WA Government) and community donations. The unit has ~80+ active volunteers and 60–90 cadets (ages 12–17), one of the largest SES cadet programs in WA (26 years running), led by Local Manager Chris Stickland ESM (volunteer since 1986, unit leader since 2010). It responds 24/7/365 to storms, floods, land searches, water/cliff rescues and fires support — logging ~3,500–4,300 operational hours and up to 8,000 community hours per year.

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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