Was The ToolShed hit by ransomware?

The ToolShed was listed by the Sarcoma ransomware operation (New Zealand), and stolen data was published on the group's leak site. Darkfield tracks this disclosure with the original leak post, screenshot and group context.

Who is the Sarcoma ransomware group?

Sarcoma is a ransomware operator tracked by Darkfield. See the full operator dossier for its known victims, sectors targeted, IOCs and leak-site infrastructure.

What data was leaked in the The ToolShed breach?

Sarcoma published data attributed to The ToolShed (~160 GB). Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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The ToolShed

Claimed by Sarcoma · listed 1 year ago

160 GB

Data size

15m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedApr 4, 2025
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Sarcoma
Status: Data leaked
Country: New Zealand
Listed on leak site: Apr 4, 2025
Data size: 160 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

The ToolShed is a New Zealand-owned retailer specializing in hand tools, power tools, air tools, automotive tools, machinery, and accessories. Founded over 30 years ago and operated by tradespeople, the company stocks major brands including Makita, Hitachi, DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Stanley, positioning itself as a supplier serving both professional tradespeople and general customers.

Industry: Tools & Equipment Retail
Founded: 1993

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Confirmed exfiltration of 160 GB of data with publication, but no specific details on sensitive/regulated data categories (PII scale, financial records, etc.) stated in the post. Impact is significant for a retail business but lacks evidence of critical infrastructure disruption or regulated data at scale.

Sarcoma claims to have exfiltrated 160 GB of files from The ToolShed. The group has published data without stating a ransom demand.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

business records
customer data
operational files

What the group claims

The ToolShed We specialise in bringing high quality product directly to you at bargain, tradesman prices. We stock a wide range of hand tools, power tools, air tools, automotive tools, outdoor tools, machinery, compressors, welders, accessories, consumables and much, much more. The ToolShed is well renowned for providing imported high quality tools, along with also being major stockists of Makita, Hitachi, DeWalt, Milwaukee, Powerbuilt, Stanley and many more well-known brands. Originally formed over 30 years ago and run by tradies, the ToolShed is New Zealand owned by real down to earth kiwi jokers who love tools! You can count on us to bring you speciality service and knowledge, so that you can get the right tool for your job. If we don't have it, we'll be happy to source it for you. What ever you do, day to day or at home, The ToolShed will be here to help you through your project, job, or industry - bringing you quality without the cost.Geo: New Zealand - Leak size: Files - Contains: 160 GB Archive

Sources

Victim sitethetoolshed.co.nz

Source

Indexed 1 year ago

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Disclosure context

About Sarcoma

Sarcoma is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in October 2024, operating with apparent financial motivations and demonstrating a broad international targeting approach with at least 140 documented victims across multiple countries and industry sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear due to its recent emergence, with no publicly documented connections to established ransomware families or confirmation of whether they operate as an independent entity or through a Ransomware-as-a-Service model. Limited public information is available regarding Sarcoma's specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or technical capabilities, though their targeting patterns suggest opportunistic rather than highly selective victim selection across diverse industries including manufacturing, business services, agriculture and food production, and technology sectors. The group has shown a particular focus on victims in the United States while also maintaining operations against targets in Italy, Canada, Germany, and Australia, though no specific high-profile attacks or record ransom demands have been publicly documented by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. Given the group's recent emergence in late 2024, Sarcoma appears to remain active with no reported law enforcement disruptions or confirmed rebranding activities at this time. The group has been linked to 150 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on October 9, 2024; most recent post May 12, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: Sarcoma Ransomware Group.

Timeline of this disclosure

April 4, 2025The ToolShed listed by Sarcomaon the group's public leak site

Data size: 160 GB

Other recent disclosures by Sarcoma

Sarcoma has been linked to 150 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

See the full Sarcoma dossier →

Sector and geography

Geographically, The ToolShed is reported in New Zealand, a country with 11 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by Sarcoma means The ToolShed appeared on a ransomware extortion site and data attributed to it has been published. If this is your organisation, or a supplier you depend on, the priority is to confirm the intrusion and contain it before the window to act closes.

Engage your incident-response team and preserve forensic evidence before remediating — do not wipe affected systems first.
Force a password reset and revoke active sessions for exposed accounts; rotate any credentials, API keys or certificates that may have been in the stolen data.
Assess regulatory notification duties (GDPR, NIS2, sector regulators) — many carry a 72-hour reporting clock from awareness.
Report the incident to your national CERT, CERT NZ (New Zealand), as required for your jurisdiction.
Monitor for the data appearing on Sarcoma's leak site and across paste and breach channels, and brief downstream partners who may be exposed through you.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.