Ransomware group hijacks hospital system’s Facebook page amid ongoing cyberattack fallout
'The Gentlemen' ransomware group hijacked AnMed's Facebook page, claiming theft of 6TB of sensitive patient data during an ongoing cyberattack on the hospital system.
AnMed, a nonprofit medical system with four hospitals in Georgia and South Carolina, is still responding to a July 26 cyberattack involving malware, with 10 facilities remaining closed as of Monday. On Tuesday its Facebook page displayed unauthorized posts claiming 'The Gentlemen' ransomware group exfiltrated 6 terabytes of data, including records on sexual assault, mental health, abortions and harassment; AnMed said the claims are unverified and patient data impact has not been confirmed. The Gentlemen, believed founded by a former Qilin affiliate using the moniker 'hastalamuerte,' extorted 332 victims in the first five months of 2026 per CheckPoint and claimed 125 industrial attacks in Q2 2026 per Dragos. The group typically breaches networks through edge devices, credential brute-forcing and known vulnerabilities, and offers affiliates tools to disable EDR.