Gulshan Management Services, Inc.

Profile narrative

Gulshan Management Services, Inc., also known as Gulshan Enterprises, is headquartered in the United States of America and operates Handi Plus and Handi Stop gas stations and convenience stores. The company provides management services for these retail fuel outlets, overseeing point‑of‑sale transactions, fuel dispensing, and the sale of associated convenience‑store goods. As part of its operations, Gulshan collects and stores personal information from customers, including names, contact details, payment data, and, in some cases, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers for loyalty or compliance purposes. Its headquarters location in the United States situates it within a competitive market of fuel retailers and convenience‑store chains.

In August 2025, a phishing‑initiated intrusion allowed attackers to remain undetected in Gulshan’s IT systems for approximately ten days, during which they exfiltrated sensitive personal data belonging to over 377,000 individuals before deploying ransomware that encrypted files. The September 2025 incident followed a similar pattern: a phishing attack granted unauthorized access, the intruder persisted for ten days, exfiltrated names, Social Security numbers, contact details, and driver’s license numbers for about 377,000 people, and then deployed ransomware; the company restored operations using known‑safe backups, did not pay a ransom, notified affected customers, offered a year of identity monitoring, and later faced criticism for delayed disclosure. The January 2026 ransomware attack involved system encryption and the exfiltration of extensive personal data impacting hundreds of thousands of records, employing double extortion tactics that highlighted the insufficiency of conventional backups without preventing data outflow. Across these incidents, common factors included reliance on third‑party IT services, vulnerabilities in access controls, and the ability of threat actors to maintain prolonged undetected presence within the network. These events underscore the organization’s specialization in managing fuel‑retail infrastructure while also exposing challenges in safeguarding the large volumes of personal data collected from patrons. No explicit information about parent‑company ownership or subsidiary relationships is provided in the source material.

Incidents

3 incidents linked to this organisation.