Disclosure context

About Cuba

The Cuba ransomware group is a financially-motivated cybercriminal organization that emerged in February 2021 and has since conducted attacks against at least 105 known victims globally. The group operates as an independent ransomware operation with suspected ties to Russian-speaking cybercriminals, though their exact country of origin remains unconfirmed by law enforcement agencies. Cuba ransomware operators primarily gain initial access through compromised Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) credentials, exploitation of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, and phishing campaigns, subsequently deploying their custom Cuba ransomware payload which encrypts victim files while exfiltrating sensitive data before encryption as part of their double extortion strategy. The group has particularly targeted organizations in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, and Belgium, with a notable focus on critical infrastructure sectors including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and energy companies. According to FBI reporting, the Cuba ransomware group has demanded ransom payments ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars from their victims. As of recent threat intelligence assessments, the Cuba ransomware group remains active and continues to pose a significant threat to organizations across multiple sectors and geographic regions. The group has been linked to 105 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on February 3, 2021; most recent post February 1, 2024. The operation is currently inactive.

Also tracked as: COLDDRAW, Fidel.

Timeline of this disclosure

August 19, 2023goldmedalbakery listed by Cubaon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Food & Agriculture sector, which has 13 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, goldmedalbakery is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

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.

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Gold Medal Bakery

listed as goldmedalbakery · Claimed by Cuba · listed 3 years ago

33m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Aug 19, 2023
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Cuba
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Food & Agriculture
Listed on leak site: Aug 19, 2023

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Gold Medal Bakery is a family-owned bakery manufacturer, distributor, co-packer, and wholesaler based in Fall River, Massachusetts, founded in 1912 by Auguste LeComte. The company is one of the largest independent bakers in America, producing sliced breads, rolls, English muffins, and specialty baked goods. It operates distribution programs including wholesale, direct store delivery (DSD), private label, and food service, with a distribution center in Connecticut.

Industry: Bread Manufacturing & Distribution
Address: Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Founded: 1912

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed published by the Cuba group, indicating successful exfiltration from a significant regional food manufacturing and distribution company; while the specific data types are not enumerated in the post, the data_published status confirms actual data release rather than a mere listing.

The Cuba ransomware group claims to have attacked Gold Medal Bakery and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), indicating exfiltration of company data, though no specific data volume or ransom demand was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Business documents
Operational data
Company records

What the group claims

Gold Medal Bakery aspires to follow three core values in every aspect of its business.Integrity: Gold Medal has built its reputation on meeting the needs of our customers and the millions of consumers they serve. Thus, integrity is...

Sources

Victim sitegoldmedalbakery.com
Leak posthttp://cuba4ikm4jakjgmkezytyawtdgr2xymvy6nvzgw5cglswg3si76icnqd.onion/company/goldmedalbakery

Source

Indexed 3 years ago

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