Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 2 hrs ago
Hacker claims to offer 847,000 French vehicle plates with owners’ details
A hacker using the name ChimeraZ says a database of French vehicle details is for sale.
The file reportedly links 847,064 distinct plates to names and home addresses, and often to phone numbers or email addresses.
The claimed leak has not been officially confirmed, and the hacker has not named the website the data supposedly came from.
The figures do not show exactly how many people are affected, because one person may own several vehicles.
Scammers could use the details to make fake fines or other messages seem genuine, or to pose as a garage contacting a vehicle owner.
The available samples do not show passwords or bank details.
People should check any fine through the official ANTAI website, not through a message link, and can forward suspicious texts to 33700.
ChimeraZ also claims to have another file with about two million plates, but its existence has not been proven.
A hacker using the name ChimeraZ claims to have stolen and offered for sale data linking 847,064 French vehicle registration plates to owners’ personal details.
The claimed database contains 905,097 records, including names, postal addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.
The breach has not been officially confirmed, and the source of the data is unknown.
The data could be used in scams such as fake messages demanding payment for traffic fines.
ChimeraZ also claims to have another file containing about two million plates, but has provided no proof of its existence.
- Who
- A hacker using the pseudonym ChimeraZ claims to have the data.
- What
- The hacker says a database linking 847,064 French vehicle plates to owners’ personal details is for sale.
- When
- The announcement was posted on 24 October 2026.
- Where
- The announcement appeared on a cybercriminal forum. The source of the data has not been identified.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
ChimeraZ claimed an attack on the French Shooting Federation, according to Les Numériques.
ChimeraZ posted an offer for the vehicle-plate database on a cybercriminal forum.
RMC and Les Numériques reported on the claimed leak.
- Distinct plates claimed
- 847,064
- Total records claimed
- 905,097
- Email addresses claimed
- 506,003
- Phone numbers claimed
- 474,906
- Data archive size claimed
- 175 MB
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What people are saying
probably 2 million plates
in the coming days