The Gentlemen, Deadlock, and Clop: The Groups Driving Ransomware & Extortion in 2026

An affiliate receives a ready-made intrusion kit — pre-compromised targets, an EDR killer, and a full deployment workflow included. No building from scratch. No long ramp-up. Just deploy, observe, and iterate. That's the future of ransomware; it's how the new number-one group operated in Q2 2026. And it's just one of three stories reshaping the extortion landscape right now. Join hosts Brandon Tirado and John Dilgen as they break down: How The Gentlemen's pre-packaged affiliate kit drove 580%...