The thegentlemen ransomware group listed Edcon on its data leak site on 2026-09-30. Country: ZA Sector: Manufacturing Domains named: edcon.co.za, zoominfo.com Claim as published on the leak site: edcon.co.za zoominfo.com/c/edcon/36900910 Edcon (roots from 1929, Johannesburg) was South Africa's largest non-food retailer — owner of iconic chains Edgars, Jet, CNA and Boardmans, with ~1,200 stores across Southern Africa, ~19,000 staff, revenue of R25+ billion and four million private-label credit cards. It was crippled by Bain Capital's 2007 leveraged buyout (~R25 billion), losing market share to discounters before COVID-19 lockdown wiped out R2 billion in sales and forced business rescue in