Disclosure context

About Metaencryptor

Metaencryptor is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in August 2023, operating with primarily financial motivations and targeting organizations across multiple sectors and geographical regions. The group appears to be an independent operation rather than a Ransomware-as-a-Service model, though limited public documentation makes definitive attribution challenging regarding their specific country of origin or connections to established cybercriminal networks. Based on their targeting patterns, Metaencryptor demonstrates a preference for manufacturing organizations, business services, and transportation/logistics companies, with their operations concentrated primarily in Western nations including Germany, the United States, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom. With 31 documented victims since their emergence, the group represents a moderate but persistent threat in the ransomware landscape. However, due to their recent emergence and relatively lower profile compared to major ransomware families, comprehensive technical analysis of their attack methodologies, encryption techniques, and specific initial access vectors has not been extensively documented by major cybersecurity firms or government agencies. The group's current operational status remains active as of available intelligence, though the limited public reporting suggests they operate with a smaller scale and lower visibility than prominent ransomware-as-a-service operations that typically attract more attention from law enforcement and security researchers. The group has been linked to 31 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on August 16, 2023; most recent post June 24, 2025. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

August 16, 2023Dillon Supply listed by Metaencryptoron the group's public leak site

Ransom demanded: $313.865

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, Dillon Supply 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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Dillon Supply

Claimed by Metaencryptor · listed 3 years ago

$313.865

Ransom

demanded

33m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Aug 16, 2023
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Metaencryptor
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Aug 16, 2023
Ransom demanded: $313.865

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Dillon Supply, founded in 1914 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an industrial products distributor specializing in MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) supplies. It is a subsidiary of Descours & Cabaud (D&C), a French company with over 200 years of history and the European leader in MRO, industrial, and construction supply, operating more than 650 locations worldwide. Dillon Supply reported annual sales of approximately $313.9 million in 2021.

Industry: Industrial & MRO Distribution
Address: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Founded: 1914

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published by the threat actor, indicating confirmed exfiltration and public release of company data. The company is a significant industrial distributor with substantial revenue, and published data likely includes sensitive business and financial information, warranting a high severity rating.

Metaencryptor claims to have compromised Dillon Supply and has published data (disclosed status: data_published); the ransom figure cited ($313,865) appears to correspond to the company's annual sales figure rather than a ransom demand. No explicit description of encryption or exfiltration volume is provided in the leak post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company financial records
Sales data

What the group claims

Established in 1914, Dillon Supply distributes industrial products. They are heaquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Parent company Descours & Cabaud. D&C is a 200-year old company that is the European leader in MRO, Industrial and Construction Supply with over 650 locations worldwide. Sales: $313,865,000 Year 2021

Sources

Source

Indexed 3 years ago

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