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Mercado Libre

thegentlemen 🇦🇷 Argentina Technology mercadolibre.com.ar
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 Mercado Libre suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.

About the organisation

***.com.ar zoominfo.com/c/mercadolibre-srl/425378760 Argentine platform of MercadoLibre, the undisputed leader in Latin American e-commerce and fintech, founded in 1999 by Marcos Galperin. It operates a massive online marketplace integrated with a powerful ecosystem of services, including Mercado Pago for digital payments and Mercado Envíos for logistics. As a cornerstone of Argentina's digital economy, it connects millions of buyers and sellers, driving both retail innovation and financial inclusion across the nation

What the listing means

Mercado Libre 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 — 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 Mercado Libre as suspicious — leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
  • If you hold an account on mercadolibre.com.ar, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
  • Other Technology 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/TWVyY2FkbyBMaWJyZUB0aGVnZW50bGVtZW4=