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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits SAS H2O MICHEL

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·Other·FR·2026-10-06

SAS H2O MICHEL — a other target operating in FR has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-10-06. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.

Incident Report

Target OrganizationSAS H2O MICHEL
Threat Group
thegentlemen
Summaryh2o-michel.fr huissiers-bordeaux.com SAS H2O MICHEL is a French commissaire de justice firm (public judicial officer — serving court documents, enforcing judgments, debt recovery) created in 2018 and based in Tours/Chinon, Val de Loire (Indre-et-Loire). It is led by President Alexandra Michel and operates 5 offices (Tours, Chinon, Bourgueil, Langeais, Château-la-Vallière) with a small team of 3–7 employees. Revenue grew rapidly from €223K in 2018 to €631K in 2019 (+183%), with a strong 16.4% net margin (€103.5K net profit, ROE 85.8%) — though all accounts since 2020 are filed confidentially (estimated €600K–1M today). The firm is part of H2O Réseau National, France's first national network of commissaires de justice specialized in debt recovery (group network: 160+ staff, 6 major offices). Core services: enforcement of court decisions (saisie-attribution, wage garnishment, evictions, property seizures), debt collection, legal constats, and auction sales.
Date of Breach2026-10-06
Discovery Date2026-10-09
RegionFR
Target Domainh2o-michel.fr
Business SectorOther
Severity
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Claim by thegentlemen

h2o-michel.fr huissiers-bordeaux.com SAS H2O MICHEL is a French commissaire de justice firm (public judicial officer — serving court documents, enforcing judgments, debt recovery) created in 2018 and based in Tours/Chinon, Val de Loire (Indre-et-Loire). It is led by President Alexandra Michel and operates 5 offices (Tours, Chinon, Bourgueil, Langeais, Château-la-Vallière) with a small team of 3–7 employees. Revenue grew rapidly from €223K in 2018 to €631K in 2019 (+183%), with a strong 16.4% net margin (€103.5K net profit, ROE 85.8%) — though all accounts since 2020 are filed confidentially (estimated €600K–1M today). The firm is part of H2O Réseau National, France's first national network of commissaires de justice specialized in debt recovery (group network: 160+ staff, 6 major offices). Core services: enforcement of court decisions (saisie-attribution, wage garnishment, evictions, property seizures), debt collection, legal constats, and auction sales.

Posted by the thegentlemen threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.

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