The ransomware claim targets General Gruppo / General s.r.l. in Italy, attributed to the threat actor thegentlemen. The impacted country is #Italy
Incident Details
- Victim: General Gruppo
- Sector: Manufacturing
- Country: IT
- Actor: thegentlemen
- Source:
- Discovered: 2026-08-30T09:53:39.318363+00:00
- Published: 2026-08-28T16:52:58+00:00
Information
- Family-owned Italian retail chain founded in 1975 by Pietro Paolo Tognetti and Silvana Bonugli.
- Headquartered in Querceta (Seravezza, Lucca, Tuscany).
- Originally known as IperSoap, one of Italy’s first home-care and personal-hygiene retail formats.
- Reached around 250 stores in 2019 and €150 million in revenue in 2018.
- Began rebranding in 2020 under the unified PiùMe banner, combining IperSoap, Smoll, and Shuki.
- Owns the historic Bacci Profumerie perfumeries in Forte dei Marmi and the piume.it online shop.
- Managed by the founders’ sons, Saverio (CEO) and Francesco.
- The group includes General s.r.l. and General Nord s.r.l..
Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "thegentlemen". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.