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Southern Metals

bd_ab4dc5e37ce262f2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Aug 10, 2026

To disclose

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Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Southern Metals →2 incidents on file

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Storm on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: ManufacturingDiscovered: 2026-08-10
View aggregator listing on ransomware.live

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Southern Metals Company, based in Charlotte, NC, specializes in the recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including steel, brass, copper, aluminum, and automobile bodies. Established in 1938, the company is committed to responsible recycling, superior customer service, and providing exceptional value for recyclable products. Serving a diverse clientele throughout the Carolinas, Southern Metals has built a reputation for integrity and efficiency over its long history. The company continues to uphold the principles set by its founders while adapting to modern recycling needs. The company headquarters is located in 2200 Donald Ross Road, Charlotte, NC 28208, United States. 51-200 Employees

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Aug 10, 2026

Claim posted

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

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Compliance clock

Not assessable

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Unverified claimView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

No regulatory filing corroborates this yet — it is the attacker's own assertion. Watch this entity to be notified the moment a filing corroborates or contradicts it.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.

About this group

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