Was Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda hit by ransomware?

Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda was listed by the sinobi ransomware operation (Brazil), 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 sinobi ransomware group?

sinobi 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 Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda breach?

sinobi published data attributed to Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda. Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda

Claimed by Sinobi · listed 5 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedJan 18, 2026
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Sinobi
Status: Data leaked
Country: Brazil
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Jan 18, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda is a Brazilian manufacturer established in 1988, specializing in wire artifacts and automotive components including support rods, comfort screens, springs, tubes, stamping, and welding products. The company serves two- and four-wheeled vehicle sectors as well as white and yellow line machinery across South America. It holds ISO 14001:2015 environmental management certification and is regarded as a leading manufacturer in its segment in South America.

Industry: Automotive Components & Metal Parts Manufacturing
Founded: 1988

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is marked as published (disclosed status: data_published), indicating exfiltration and release occurred, but no specific sensitive regulated data (PII at scale, financial, medical) is confirmed and no data volume or inventory is specified, limiting severity assessment to medium.

The ransomware group Sinobi claims an attack against Galutti Automotive with data published, indicating exfiltration and/or disclosure of company data. The specific data types and volume have not been detailed in the leak post.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company operational data
Manufacturing records
Potentially supplier/customer data

What the group claims

Galutti Automotive, established in 1988, specializes in the production of wire artifacts such as support rods, comfort screens, springs, tubes, welding, and stamping. With over 35 years in the market, it has become a leading manufacturer in South America, producing automotive components for both two and four-wheeled vehicles, as well as products for white and yellow line machinery. The company focuses on quality and sustainability, holding ISO 14001:2015 certification to ensure environmentally friendly practices. Galutti serves diverse sectors by offering a wide range of automotive parts including seat covers, headrests, and various metallic and spring components.

Sources

Leak posthttp://sinobi6ftrg27d6g4sjdt65malds6cfptlnjyw52rskakqjda6uvb7yd.onion/leaks/696d482c6387a4c9a26eaa9b

Source

Indexed 5 months ago

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Disclosure context

About sinobi

Based on the limited publicly available information, Sinobi appears to be a recently emerged ransomware operation first observed in July 2025, with financial motivations evidenced by their targeting of 268 victims across multiple sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, and there is no confirmed information regarding whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or as an independent entity. Their attack methodology and technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by major security research organizations, though their targeting patterns suggest a broad opportunistic approach rather than highly selective operations. The group demonstrates a preference for targeting organizations in the United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy, with a focus on manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and technology sectors, suggesting they may exploit common vulnerabilities across these industries rather than deploying sophisticated, sector-specific attack vectors. No major high-profile campaigns or significant law enforcement actions against Sinobi have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, or established threat intelligence firms. Given the recent emergence timeline and lack of extensive public documentation, the group's current operational status and long-term trajectory remain unclear, though the substantial victim count suggests continued activity as of the last available reporting period. The group has been linked to 274 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on July 5, 2025; most recent post May 8, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

January 18, 2026Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda listed by sinobion the group's public leak site

Other recent disclosures by sinobi

sinobi has been linked to 274 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

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Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Manufacturing sector, which has 2,458 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda is reported in Brazil, a country with 319 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by sinobi means Galutti Automotive Industria Metalurgica Ltda 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.
Monitor for the data appearing on sinobi'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.