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safepay is a ransomware operator currently active on public leak sites. Darkfield has indexed 612 public victims claimed by this operator between November 19, 2024 and July 13, 2026. The Safepay ransomware group is a newly emerged threat actor first observed in November 2024, demonstrating rapid operational scale with 444 documented victims in a short timeframe, indicating financially motivated cybercriminal activity. Due to the group's recent emergence, publicly documented information about their country of origin, affiliations, and operational model remains limited among established threat intelligence sources. Given the recency of their appearance and lack of detailed technical analysis from major security firms, their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been comprehensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting. The group has demonstrated a broad targeting approach across multiple sectors including manufacturing, technology, education, and healthcare, with primary focus on victims in the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, though no specific high-profile campaigns or notable incidents have been publicly attributed to them by major security vendors or law enforcement agencies. As of the latest available intelligence, Safepay appears to remain active, though comprehensive threat profiling is limited due to the group's recent emergence and the current lack of detailed technical analysis from established cybersecurity research organizations.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by safepay

Most recent 150 of 612 indexed disclosures. Click any row for the full per-victim dossier.

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How we know this. Operator profiles on Darkfield are built from continuous monitoring of every leak site the group is known to operate, cross-correlated with community-curated feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch, MISP-galaxy). Status flips from active to inactive when no new disclosure appears for 60 days. MITRE ATT&CK mappings shown in the interactive section below are sourced from CISA, vendor analysis, and the MITRE community catalog — we attribute each technique back to its source. Aliases reflect operator re-brands and affiliate splits.

Active ransomware operator

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safepay

612 victims indexed · first seen 2 years ago · last activity 2 days ago

612
Victims indexed
#18 of 364 tracked operators
1y 8m
Active period
Nov 2024 → Jul 2026
10
Countries hit
top US · 175

At a glance

Status
active
First seen
2 years ago
Last activity
2 days ago
Onion sites
3 known endpoints
Primary sector
Not Found · 167 hits

About

The Safepay ransomware group is a newly emerged threat actor first observed in November 2024, demonstrating rapid operational scale with 444 documented victims in a short timeframe, indicating financially motivated cybercriminal activity. Due to the group's recent emergence, publicly documented information about their country of origin, affiliations, and operational model remains limited among established threat intelligence sources. Given the recency of their appearance and lack of detailed technical analysis from major security firms, their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been comprehensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting. The group has demonstrated a broad targeting approach across multiple sectors including manufacturing, technology, education, and healthcare, with primary focus on victims in the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, though no specific high-profile campaigns or notable incidents have been publicly attributed to them by major security vendors or law enforcement agencies. As of the latest available intelligence, Safepay appears to remain active, though comprehensive threat profiling is limited due to the group's recent emergence and the current lack of detailed technical analysis from established cybersecurity research organizations.

References

1 link

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

17 months
2024-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 322024-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 142025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 212025-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 132025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 422025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 122025-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 722025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 272025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 422025-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 292025-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 212025-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 152025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 142025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 682026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 112026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 32026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 8
2024-11-01T00:00:00+00:002026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
175
🇩🇪 Germany
81
🇨🇦 Canada
26
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
25
🇦🇺 Australia
13
🇦🇷 Argentina
9
🇲🇽 Mexico
7
🇪🇸 Spain
7
United States dossier →Germany dossier →Canada dossier →United Kingdom dossier →

Top sectors

Manufacturing
43
Technology
41
Education
33
Healthcare
31
Business Services
27
Construction
17
Consumer Services
17
Transportation/Logistics
16
Manufacturing dossier →Technology dossier →Education dossier →Healthcare dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 4 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionDefense EvasionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
  • T1027Obfuscated Files or Information
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

3 known
  • http://j3dp6okmaklajrsk6zljl5sfa2vpui7j2w6cwmhmmqhab6frdfbphhid.onion
  • http://nz4z6ruzcekriti5cjjiiylzvrmysyqwibxztk6voem4trtx7gstpjid.onion
  • http://safepaypfxntwixwjrlcscft433ggemlhgkkdupi2ynhtcmvdgubmoyd.onion

Source

Updated 2 days ago

Data on this page is sourced from the group's own leak posts, cross-checked with public ransomware trackers (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch), MITRE ATT&CK, and our own Tor and Telegram crawlers. This is a public observatory page — share freely.

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