Hong Kong Baptist University

Hong Kong Baptist University was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to The Gentlemen in August 2026. The organization, operating in an undisclosed sector in Unknown, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

The Gentlemen operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

hkbu.edu.hk zoominfo.com/c/hong-kong-baptist-university/429650952 Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a leading public research university established in 1956 in Hong Kong. It is highly regarded for its academic excellence, particularly in liberal arts, business, communication, and traditional Chinese medicine. As one of the region's eight statutory publicly funded universities, it is dedicated to fostering global citizenship and innovative research.