Auto-Planning confirms hack; ChimeraZ claims 18 million people

What happened

Auto-Planning, a French car-inspection booking platform, confirmed it was hacked and notified CNIL. A hacker using the name ChimeraZ claims to hold 18 years of the company's data and is asking $33,333. The company disputes the numbers.

Why it matters

According to the hacker's claim, the data covers about 18 million people, 13.9 million licence plates, 92 million appointments and 36,000 invoices that may hold bank details. If confirmed, the breach affects people who booked vehicle inspections in France, with risk of scams and misuse of financial data.

What to do

Customers should check bank statements, change passwords used on the platform and watch for scams using their data. Businesses using the service should press Auto-Planning for details on the data involved.

For the technical team

Affected

Auto-Planning, plataforma francesa de agendamento de inspeção veicular; ator ChimeraZ alega 18 anos de dados com cerca d · Auto-Planning platform, used for car-inspection booking in France; systems and versions not detailed in the sources.

Exploitation

Intrusion confirmed by Auto-Planning itself. Breach data claimed by the actor ChimeraZ, who says he holds 18 years of data and asks $33,333; the company disputes the numbers. Reported by @IntCyberDigest.

Fix

No software to update

More details

Data claimed by the actor: about 18 million people, 13.9 million licence plates, 92 million appointments and 36,000 invoices that may hold bank details. Auto-Planning notified CNIL, France's data-protection regulator. The intrusion method is not described in the sources.

Timeline

1. 11/03/2026 02:40 AM

   Victim confirms the breach and notified CNIL; actor ChimeraZ claims datasets on about 18 million people.

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