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CSIR Structural Engineering Research Centre

thegentlemen ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India Public Sector serc.res.in
Claimed by thegentlemen
Listed on leak site 07 Jul 2026
Reported attack date 06 Jul 2026
Group claims tracked 373
Unverified claim. This entry reproduces a listing published by the thegentlemen group on its own extortion site. Attackers routinely exaggerate or fabricate victims. Nothing here confirms that CSIR Structural Engineering Research Centre suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.

About the organisation

***.res.in zoominfo.com/c/csir-structural-engineering-research-centre/372543677 CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), a premier national laboratory established in 1965 and located in Chennai, India.Operating under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the institute is dedicated to advanced research in structural engineering, materials science, and structural health monitoring.The center plays a crucial role in developing innovative construction technologies and providing specialized testing services to support India's infrastructure development

What the listing means

CSIR Structural Engineering Research Centre appeared on the thegentlemen leak site on 07 July 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated โ€” the attack itself is dated 06 July 2026, 1 day before the listing. This group has published 134 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.

Recommended actions

  • Treat any unsolicited message referencing CSIR Structural Engineering Research Centre as suspicious โ€” leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
  • If you hold an account on serc.res.in, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
  • Other Public Sector organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
  • Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
  • A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach โ€” check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.

Leak-site evidence

Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/Q1NJUiBTdHJ1Y3R1cmFsIEVuZ2luZWVyaW5nIFJlc2VhcmNoIENlbnRyZUB...