Ransomware Group thegentlemen Hits: Apteki Mareshki
Summary
In the latest cybersecurity news, Apteki Mareshki — an organization based in BG — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group thegentlemen. This data breach, discovered on 2026-09-15T07:08:57.549988+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.
Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Apteki Mareshki |
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | mareshki.com Apteki Mareshki Bulgaria’s largest pharmacy chain by outlet count — 294 pharmacies in 120+ towns (2025), built since 1991–92 by Veselin Mareshki, the Varna businessman, founder of the Volya party and former deputy speaker of parliament. Because Bulgarian law caps one company at 4 pharmacies, the chain runs as dozens of legal entities (owned by his mother Veska, relatives and their children) under the MARESHKI HOLD AD umbrella, franchising the brand from Varnafarma-M and supplied through his own wholesaler Farmnet AD (bought from Actavis in 2010; 2016 revenue 494.8M leva, top-4 drug distributor — together with Sofarma Trading, Phoenix and Sting handling ~80% of national distribution) |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-14T17:04:58+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-15T07:08:57.549988+00:00 |
| Region | BG |
| Target Domain | mareshki.com |
| Business Sector | Healthcare |
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