On February 11, 2025, the Monti ransomware group added Sole Technology to its public leak site and began publishing what it described as the company’s internal files after the footwear and apparel firm apparently refused to meet the attackers’ demands.
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What Public Reporting Shows
Public reporting indicates that Sole Technology, a California-based company known for brands including Sole Footwear and collaborations with skate and streetwear partners, suffered a ransomware intrusion. The Monti group’s leak page states that a full set of internal files was exfiltrated. No exact victim count or list of specific records has been published, but the posting states that sensitive corporate data is now publicly available on the group’s onion site.
The incident follows the group’s standard pattern of initial access, data theft, and subsequent extortion. Available reporting describes the leak as active, with files hosted on the Monti blog at the address indexed by ransomware.live. As of the publication date, the company had not issued a public statement confirming the breach or detailing the categories of data involved.
Why This Matters for You and Your Family
When a company like Sole Technology is breached, the information it holds about customers, partners, and employees can appear in the wild. Purchase records, contact details, payment information, or employee data that once sat behind corporate firewalls may now be downloaded by anyone who visits the leak site. That exposure creates lasting risk because stolen details rarely stay isolated.