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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits Yapı Merkezi
Yapı Merkezi — a manufacturing target operating in TR has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-09-07. 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 | Yapı Merkezi |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | ym.com.tr rocketreach.co/yapi-merkezi-profile_b5c7f2fff42e0db7 YM Group is a Turkish family-owned manufacturing and brand house founded in 1986 in Istanbul by Yüksel Mehmet Yıldırım, built on a flexible-packaging plant in Çorlu (Halal-certified, exporting to Europe/MENA). Its crown jewel: it owns and operates the legendary American trail-running brand Ultimate Direction (the 1935 inventor of the hydration pack) — designing, manufacturing in Turkey and distributing it worldwide — plus its own jewelry line Ela by YM and investment arm YM Capital. The group follows the classic ladder: manufacturing → own brands → capital, with Halal certification as a niche edge for Gulf/Asian markets. Small core team (~110), private, low-profile, no public financials. Bottom line: a quiet Turkish industrial family that turned commodity packaging profits into ownership of an iconic American outdoor brand. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-07 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-07 |
| Region | TR |
| Target Domain | ym.com.tr |
| Business Sector | Manufacturing |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by thegentlemen
ym.com.tr rocketreach.co/yapi-merkezi-profile_b5c7f2fff42e0db7 YM Group is a Turkish family-owned manufacturing and brand house founded in 1986 in Istanbul by Yüksel Mehmet Yıldırım, built on a flexible-packaging plant in Çorlu (Halal-certified, exporting to Europe/MENA). Its crown jewel: it owns and operates the legendary American trail-running brand Ultimate Direction (the 1935 inventor of the hydration pack) — designing, manufacturing in Turkey and distributing it worldwide — plus its own jewelry line Ela by YM and investment arm YM Capital. The group follows the classic ladder: manufacturing → own brands → capital, with Halal certification as a niche edge for Gulf/Asian markets. Small core team (~110), private, low-profile, no public financials. Bottom line: a quiet Turkish industrial family that turned commodity packaging profits into ownership of an iconic American outdoor brand.
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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