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Ransomware group thegentlemen hits Zanini
Zanini — a manufacturing target operating in BR has been listed by the thegentlemen ransomware group on 2026-09-07. 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 Organization | Zanini |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | thegentlemen |
| Summary | zanini.com zoominfo.com/c/zanini/359207305 Zanini is the global market leader in automotive wheel trim — a Spanish family firm founded in 1965 in Barcelona, owned by the Torras family since 1976, with 1,800 employees across 12 plants on 3 continents. It makes 1 in 4 wheel covers sold worldwide (~100M units/year) for virtually every major OEM, plus grilles, emblems, EV charge-port covers and pedestrian airbag parts. Its strategic pivot: radar-transparent, heated & illuminated front emblems (radomes) — first launched on VW Atlas, now featured on the new Mercedes CLA (2025) — the key sensor window for the autonomous-driving era. Proprietary tech: ZANICHROME® metallization (chrome-look without chrome, "night & day" effects, electromagnetic transparency) + 17 patent families and TactoTek IMSE license (2024). Funded privately (€81.5M debt raise, Oct 2025), chairman Joan Miquel Torras, CEO Jordi Torras (twice a Dakar Rally racer). |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-07 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-07 |
| Region | BR |
| Target Domain | zanini.com |
| Business Sector | Manufacturing |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by thegentlemen
zanini.com zoominfo.com/c/zanini/359207305 Zanini is the global market leader in automotive wheel trim — a Spanish family firm founded in 1965 in Barcelona, owned by the Torras family since 1976, with 1,800 employees across 12 plants on 3 continents. It makes 1 in 4 wheel covers sold worldwide (~100M units/year) for virtually every major OEM, plus grilles, emblems, EV charge-port covers and pedestrian airbag parts. Its strategic pivot: radar-transparent, heated & illuminated front emblems (radomes) — first launched on VW Atlas, now featured on the new Mercedes CLA (2025) — the key sensor window for the autonomous-driving era. Proprietary tech: ZANICHROME® metallization (chrome-look without chrome, "night & day" effects, electromagnetic transparency) + 17 patent families and TactoTek IMSE license (2024). Funded privately (€81.5M debt raise, Oct 2025), chairman Joan Miquel Torras, CEO Jordi Torras (twice a Dakar Rally racer).
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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