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Victim Claim

Landesbibliothek Coburg

thegentlemen ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany Public Sector landesbibliothek-coburg.de
Claimed by thegentlemen
Listed on leak site 16 Jul 2026
Reported attack date 16 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 Landesbibliothek Coburg suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.

About the organisation

***.de zoominfo.com/c/landesbibliothek-coburg/429940598 regional state scientific library in Bavaria, Germany, originally founded in 1547. Located in the historic Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg, it houses a vast collection of around 500,000 volumes, including rare manuscripts, incunabula, and the historical book collections of the former Dukes of Coburg. Since 1973, the library has been administered by the Free State of Bavaria, serving as a vital cultural and research institution dedicated to preserving the region's historical heritage

What the listing means

Landesbibliothek Coburg appeared on the thegentlemen leak site on 16 July 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 Landesbibliothek Coburg as suspicious โ€” leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
  • If you hold an account on landesbibliothek-coburg.de, 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/TGFuZGVzYmlibGlvdGhlayBDb2J1cmdAdGhlZ2VudGxlbWVu