Was Goodstone Group hit by ransomware?

Goodstone Group was listed by the cmdorganization ransomware operation (Australia), 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 cmdorganization ransomware group?

cmdorganization 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 Goodstone Group breach?

cmdorganization published data attributed to Goodstone Group. Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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Goodstone Group

Claimed by Cmdorganization · listed 2 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedMay 14, 2026
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Cmdorganization
Status: Data leaked
Country: Australia
Listed on leak site: May 14, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Goodstone Group is a Tasmanian hospitality company established in Ulverstone in 1988, operating 9 hotel properties, 5 standalone bottleshops, a nightclub, and 8 food venues across the North West coast of Tasmania. The group employs over 350 people and offers accommodation, dining, gaming, and entertainment services across locations including Devonport, Ulverstone, Penguin, Smithton, and Somerset. It also formerly operated the Big Bargain Bottleshops marketing group, sold to Metcash in 2016.

Industry: Hospitality, Hotels & Food & Beverage Venues
Address: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
Employees: 350+
Founded: 1988

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is marked as published (disclosed), suggesting exfiltration occurred, but the leak post content is entirely mismatched to the victim, providing no detail on data type, volume, or sensitivity. Employee records and operational data for a hospitality group with 350+ staff could be significant, but cannot be confirmed from available evidence.

The cmdorganization group has disclosed data as published against Goodstone Group; however, the leak post content appears mismatched, describing a US coin and collectibles business (Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc.) rather than the victim. The disclosed status indicates data has been published, though the exact nature of exfiltrated data is not described in the post.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Unknown — leak post content is mismatched to victim

What the group claims

Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc. is a family-owned business specializing in numismatic auctions and collectibles, with a legacy dating back to 1930. The company offers expert auction services, personal consultations, and has a strong reputation for achieving record-breaking prices for consignors. Their intended clients include coin collectors and investors looking to sell or acquire high-quality numismatic items. With over 80 years of combined experience, Ira and Larry Goldberg provide a professional and personalized service, ensuring client satisfaction and exceptional results.

Sources

Victim sitewww.goodstone.com.au

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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Disclosure context

About cmdorganization

Based on the limited available information, cmdorganization is an obscure ransomware group first observed in May 2026 with only three documented victims to date, suggesting either a newly emerged threat actor or a small-scale operation with primarily financial motivations. The group's targeting pattern shows a geographic focus on Canada, the United States, and Italy, with a sectoral preference for healthcare and construction industries, though the limited victim count makes it difficult to establish definitive targeting criteria. Due to the recent emergence and low victim count, there is insufficient publicly documented information from major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies regarding their specific attack methodologies, encryption techniques, or operational structure. No notable high-profile campaigns or significant ransoms have been publicly reported for this group, likely due to their limited operational scope and recent emergence. Current intelligence suggests the group remains active but operates at a relatively small scale compared to established ransomware families. The group has been linked to 36 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on May 2, 2026; most recent post July 14, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: cmd organization.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 14, 2026Goodstone Group listed by cmdorganizationon the group's public leak site

Other recent disclosures by cmdorganization

cmdorganization has been linked to 36 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

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Sector and geography

Geographically, Goodstone Group is reported in Australia, a country with 185 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by cmdorganization means Goodstone Group 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, ACSC (Australia), as required for your jurisdiction.
Monitor for the data appearing on cmdorganization'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.