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Optima Sociedad de Ahorro y Crédito Ransomware Attack

optima.com.svRansomed

thegentlemenGroup

El SalvadorCountry

Apr 8, 2026Discovered

Overview

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Domain

optima.com.sv

Industry

Financial Services

Country

El Salvador

Discovered

6 months ago

Attack date

Apr 8, 2026

Confidence

100%

Severity

Medium

Status

Claimed

Threat group

thegentlemen

Total victims

921

First seen

Oct 2025

Last seen

Oct 2026

Group status

active

Sophistication

Impact score

Threat level

4.4/10

Aggressiveness10/10

Lethality0/10

Criticality2.9/10

Status breakdown

Data Leaked0.4%4

Negotiating0.2%2

Claimed

this victim

99.3%915

Targeted sectors

Education Energy & Utilities Financial Services Government & Defense Healthcare Hospitality Manufacturing Other Professional Services Retail & E-Commerce Technology Transportation

Victim's position within group

Industry

Financial Services

Known target sector

Country

El Salvador

Frequently targeted country

Other victims

View all (921)

Same group · thegentlemen

Group activity

Monthly attacks · thegentlemen

921

total · avg 70.8/mo