On December 7, 2025, industrial distributor Gopher Industrial appeared on the leak site of the sinobi ransomware group, with the attackers claiming to have exfiltrated internal files during a ransomware incident. The company, which supplies hoses, welding products, safety equipment and inventory-management systems to businesses across the United States, has not yet disclosed the exact number of customer or employee records involved.
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What Public Reporting Shows
Public reporting indicates that sinobi posted Gopher Industrial to its dark-web leak portal on December 7, 2025. The listing states that internal company files were taken during a ransomware attack. No sample data has been publicly released, and the precise volume or types of records remain unconfirmed. Ransomware.live, which tracks leak-site activity, lists the incident under the sinobi group’s page with the identifier tied to the onion address provided in the source link.
Gopher Industrial specializes in custom hose assemblies, industrial safety products, welding supplies and its proprietary GOcrib inventory system. Customers include manufacturers, contractors and other organizations whose contact details, order histories or payment records may reside in the compromised internal files.
Why This Matters for You and Your Family
When a supplier like Gopher Industrial is breached, the information it holds can include names, addresses, phone numbers, email accounts and sometimes payment details of everyday customers. If you or your family have done business with an industrial distributor, ordered safety equipment, or used a company card for welding or hose supplies, your details could be among the exfiltrated files. Once stolen data reaches criminal marketplaces, it rarely stays contained to one incident.