After Belambra and Pierre & Vacances, Gîtes de France is also affected by a massive data leak

The French tourism sector continues to be hit by a series of cyberattacks. Following Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs and Belambra in recent days, the Gîtes de France network has confirmed that it has been the victim of a data breach affecting some of its customers. A hacker claims to have obtained booking information covering more than thirty years of history, from 1995 to 2026.

According to initial reports, nearly 390,000 customers could be affected. The compromised data reportedly includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and information related to stays and reservations. The network maintains, however, that no banking information was exposed.

The same hacker suspected of being behind several attacks on French tourism

According to the cybersecurity website French Breaches, the same hacker is believed to be behind the attacks that successively targeted Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs, Belambra, and then Gîtes de France within a few days. The hacker reportedly explained that he wanted to demonstrate the cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting certain major French companies.

In the case of Gîtes de France, the breach appears to have originated with an IT service provider used by several regional booking centers. The network specifies that only certain areas were affected by the intrusion, notably Guadeloupe, Haute-Garonne, and Cantal, according to information cited by French Breaches.

Tourism is becoming a prime target for cybercriminals.

This series of attacks is particularly worrying for cybersecurity specialists because the tourism sector holds a massive amount of personal data: identities, contact details, travel histories, family compositions, and booking information. These databases represent a significant value for cybercriminals.

For several months, cyberattacks against French companies have been multiplying, whether they be hotel groups, government agencies, media outlets, or major retailers. French authorities now consider cybersecurity a major strategic issue in the face of attacks that have become much more frequent, organized, and massive.