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Hartfiel Automation

● Listed in the last 48h
thegentlemen πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany Manufacturing hartfiel.com
Claimed by thegentlemen
Listed on leak site 07 Aug 2026
Reported attack date 07 Aug 2026
Group claims tracked 442
Unverified claim. This entry reproduces a listing published by the thegentlemen group on its own extortion site. Attackers routinely exaggerate or fabricate victims. Nothing here confirms that Hartfiel Automation suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.

About the organisation

hartfiel.com zoominfo.com/c/hartfiel-automation-inc/27608695 Hartfiel Automation is an industrial automation company providing comprehensive manufacturing solutions like pneumatics, robotics, motion control, and hydraulics. For over 60 years, they have been a specialized high-tech provider supporting the American manufacturing sector. Headquartered in Minnesota, the company employs hundreds of professionals dedicated to engineering and optimizing production processes

What the listing means

Hartfiel Automation appeared on the thegentlemen leak site on 07 August 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 140 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.

Recommended actions

  • Treat any unsolicited message referencing Hartfiel Automation as suspicious β€” leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
  • If you hold an account on hartfiel.com, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
  • Other Manufacturing organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
  • Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
  • A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach β€” check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.

Leak-site evidence

Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/SGFydGZpZWwgQXV0b21hdGlvbkB0aGVnZW50bGVtZW4=