high severity August 05, 2025 · 3 min read Unverified claim — what this is

Sofo Foods Listed by Payoutsking Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of Sofo Foods, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

Sofo Foods was listed on Payoutsking's leak site. Payoutsking claims to have stolen internal data. This is the group's claim, not a confirmed finding.

Sofo Foods Listed by Payoutsking Ransomware Group

On August 5, 2025, family-owned food distributor Sofo Foods appeared on the leak site of the payoutsking ransomware group. The company, which supplies Italian and Mediterranean groceries to restaurants and retailers across the Midwest and Southeast, is claimed to have had internal files exfiltrated during a ransomware attack.

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What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates that payoutsking listed Sofo Foods on its dark-web portal and began publishing samples of stolen data. The exposed material consists of internal files taken after the ransomware operators gained access to the company’s network. No confirmed count of affected individuals has been released, and the precise volume of data remains unclear. The listing appeared on the group’s onion site, which is tracked by ransomware-monitoring platforms such as ransomware.live.

Sofo Foods was founded in 1949 and serves both commercial clients and individual customers through its deli, produce, bakery, meat, and cheese lines. Because the company handles orders, invoices, vendor contracts, and customer payment records, the stolen files are likely to contain names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and financial details belonging to suppliers, restaurants, retailers, and private households.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a regional supplier like Sofo Foods suffers a breach, the impact reaches far beyond the company itself. If you or your family have ever placed an order, joined their mailing list, entered a contest, or paid them directly, your contact and payment information may now sit in a ransomware archive. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses are the raw material attackers need to launch phishing campaigns, identity theft, or harassment directed at your household.

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Attributed to Payoutsking · 116 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed August 05, 2025

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

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