Helmut Hell GmbH
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Full breach record for Helmut Hell GmbH →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Thegentlemen on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.
Source: Ransomware.live
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fachhandel-hell.at Hell Helmut GmbH is a small family-owned B2B wholesale company based in Hall in Tirol, Austria, operating for over 20 years and specialized in sanitary and heating supplies. The company positions itself as a system supplier for underfloor heating, serving professional installers across Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Salzburg. It sources directly from leading manufacturers — primarily IMI Heimeier (thermostatic and balancing valves) and Uponor (underfloor heating and drinking water systems) — guaranteeing original quality. Its key differentiator is in-house prefabrication: ready-made manifold stations and water metering stations built exclusively from IMI and Uponor components. The business is 100% owned and personally managed by its founder Helmut Hell, with a lean team of about 5–6 people. Overall, it is a classic regional specialist wholesaler: small, owner-run, and focused on system-based project supply rather than retail.
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Sep 21, 2026
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thegentlemen
According to ransomware.live, The Gentlemen is a RaaS group that emerged in July–August 2025, rapidly claiming over 320 victims across 17+ countries by offering affiliates a 90% revenue share, deploying a Go-based locker against Windows, Linux, NAS, and BSD systems; a compromised C2 server in 2026 revealed more than 1,570 linked victims.