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high severity May 06, 2026 · scope unconfirmed

Nrt India Listed by thegentlemen Ransomware Group

nrtindia.com zoominfo.com/c/nrt-india/372321597 NRT India is a premier IIT-JEE and NEET coaching institute headquartered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was originally founded in 1997 by Shree Indu Shekhar Shukla under the name "NRT," and re-established on August 30–31, 2010 by Sir A.N. Pandey, who previously served as Head of Department of Physics at the same institute. The institute now operates study centers in Lucknow, Barabanki, Dehradun, and Pratapgarh

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Severity High
Disclosed May 06, 2026
Affected Unconfirmed
Data exposed Internal files exfiltrated in ransomware attack

On May 6, 2026, NRT India, a well-known IIT-JEE and NEET coaching institute based in Lucknow, appeared on the leak site of the ransomware group known as thegentlemen. The group claims to have exfiltrated internal files from the organization during a ransomware attack. While the exact number of individuals affected remains unknown, any student, parent, or staff member whose personal information passed through the institute’s systems could be at risk.

Confirmed Facts from Reporting

Public reporting indicates that NRT India’s data was listed on the ransomware.live portal referencing thegentlemen’s leak site. The institute, originally founded in 1997 and re-established in 2010, operates coaching centers in Lucknow, Barabanki, Dehradun, and Pratapgarh. Available information describes the exposed material as internal files; specific record counts or sample data have not been publicly detailed. The listing appeared on May 6, 2026.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you or your child has ever enrolled in classes at NRT India, your name, contact details, address, or payment records may have been inside the compromised environment. That information can be sold or published, exposing your family to identity theft, phishing campaigns, and unwanted solicitations. For parents, the breach is especially concerning because coaching institutes routinely collect copies of children’s identification documents, school records, and parent phone numbers — data that follows a young person for years.

Credential leaks like this one often cascade far beyond the original victim. A parent’s reused email and password from an old enrollment form can unlock personal accounts, work systems, and even children’s online gaming profiles.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Implications

Once internal files leave a company’s control, attackers and data brokers can link seemingly harmless details — a parent’s phone number, a child’s date of birth, an email used for both coaching registration and a gaming account — into a complete identity chain. This mapping makes doxxing straightforward: one exposed record quickly reveals home addresses, family relationships, and additional online handles. Gaming accounts belonging to children are frequent targets because they often share the same family email or phone number used during NRT India enrollment, turning a single breach into repeated harassment or account takeovers across platforms.

Thegentlemen’s Publicly Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes thegentlemen with emerging in recent years as a ransomware operation that combines data theft with extortion. The group has listed schools, training institutes, and mid-sized service companies among its prior victims. Their typical playbook involves gaining initial access, exfiltrating sensitive files, then pressuring the target by publishing samples or threatening full release on dedicated leak sites. Exact timelines and all previous targets are still being documented by independent trackers.

What to do

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  • Rotate any password you ever used when registering with NRT India and enable 2FA through an authenticator app everywhere that password was reused.
  • Cover the entire household — DoxxScan family coverage includes dependents and children’s gaming accounts that chain back to the same contact details.
  • Let remediation specialists manage takedown requests for any exposed family information appearing on data broker or doxxing sites.

The incident shows how quickly coaching-center records can become ammunition for identity thieves and harassers. Taking concrete steps now limits how far the exposed data can travel. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 15.4 billion breach records and more than 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, and hands-on remediation by specialists, with household coverage that explicitly protects children’s gaming accounts alongside adult profiles. Start protecting your family before the next wave of misuse begins.

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