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Heartland Growers

thegentlemen 🇺🇸 United States Agriculture and Food Production heartlandgrowers.com
Claimed by thegentlemen
Listed on leak site 28 May 2026
Reported attack date 28 May 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 Heartland Growers suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.

About the organisation

heartlandgrowers.com zoominfo.com/c/heartland-growers/48466328 Heartland Growers is a family-owned wholesale greenhouse in Westfield, Indiana, operated by the Gapinski family since 1984. They supply spring annuals, holiday plants, and hydroponic produce to garden centers, florists, and retailers across the Midwest. Their 30-acre modern facility features advanced automation and a skilled workforce of up to 175 employees. Committed to innovation and quality, they combine decades of expertise with sustainable growing practices

What the listing means

Heartland Growers appeared on the thegentlemen leak site on 28 May 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 134 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.

Recommended actions

  • Treat any unsolicited message referencing Heartland Growers as suspicious — leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
  • If you hold an account on heartlandgrowers.com, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
  • Other Agriculture and Food Production 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 — check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.

Leak-site evidence

Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/SGVhcnRsYW5kIEdyb3dlcnNAdGhlZ2VudGxlbWVu