The thegentlemen ransomware group listed Confluent on its data leak site on 2026-10-12. Country: US Sector: Technology Domains named: confluent.io Claim as published on the leak site: confluent.io Revenue $1.16 Billion Confluent is the enterprise data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka that lets companies process live events like payments, orders and sensor data in real time, and it is now owned by IBM which bought it for about $11 billion in March 2026. It ended 2025 with 6,690 customers including roughly 40% of the Fortune 500 and grew revenue 21% with its cloud segment alone growing 27%. Customers include BMW, L'Oreal, Michelin and Ticketmaster and the platform runs