Chimeraz, a hacker already tracked by French media, has posted an advertisement offering a dataset presented as originating from the French operations of Swiss inspection group SGS.
The listing claims approximately 259 million lines of data linked to 22,688,152 individuals. The files reportedly combine automotive characteristics with customer personal information from three major French vehicle inspection networks: Auto Sécurité, Sécuritest and Vérif’Autos.
According to the seller, the material covers 3,988 centres, 90.8 million vehicle entries, 74.7 million inspections and 29.2 million service records. It also lists 40,920,439 distinct license plates, of which roughly 13 million are associated with personal data, together with 9.5 million unique phone numbers and 4 million distinct email addresses.
The advertised records contain fields such as make, model, engine type, body style, fiscal horsepower and previous mileage. Inspection and service entries include timestamps, technical references and billing amounts linked to individual customers.
Chimeraz has previously claimed responsibility for leaks involving French tourism companies and several political parties. The current advertisement marks a shift in the hacker’s communication channels and has made the pseudonym one of the most sought-after on underground forums.
Independent verification of the claimed SGS breach has not yet been completed. The dates appearing in the samples range from 2016 to 2025, but these timestamps do not confirm when any intrusion or extraction occurred.
