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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits VUS - The English Center
VUS - The English Center — a education target operating in VN 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 | VUS - The English Center |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | teachenglish.vus.edu.vn zoominfo.com/c/vus---the-english-center/1308758011 VUS (Vietnam USA Society English Centers) (founded 1997, Ho Chi Minh City) is Vietnam's largest English-language school chain — 70+ centers nationwide with 7,000+ staff, 600+ foreign teachers and 250,000+ students a year (3 million cumulative). It runs Cambridge, IELTS (IDP), TOEFL/TOEIC (ETS) and Oxford University Press programs plus a joint degree track with the University of Saint Mary (USA), holding Guinness World Record and Vietnam Record awards. The teachenglish.vus.edu.vn portal recruits TEFL/TESOL/CELTA-qualified native-speaking teachers (~$20–35/hr) with sponsored work visas, housing help, flights and a formal career ladder (Teacher → Head Teacher). |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-29 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-30 |
| Region | VN |
| Target Domain | teachenglish.vus.edu.vn |
| Business Sector | Education |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by thegentlemen
teachenglish.vus.edu.vn zoominfo.com/c/vus---the-english-center/1308758011 VUS (Vietnam USA Society English Centers) (founded 1997, Ho Chi Minh City) is Vietnam's largest English-language school chain — 70+ centers nationwide with 7,000+ staff, 600+ foreign teachers and 250,000+ students a year (3 million cumulative). It runs Cambridge, IELTS (IDP), TOEFL/TOEIC (ETS) and Oxford University Press programs plus a joint degree track with the University of Saint Mary (USA), holding Guinness World Record and Vietnam Record awards. The teachenglish.vus.edu.vn portal recruits TEFL/TESOL/CELTA-qualified native-speaking teachers (~$20–35/hr) with sponsored work visas, housing help, flights and a formal career ladder (Teacher → Head Teacher).
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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