Disclosure context

About safepay

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. The group has been linked to 487 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 19, 2024; most recent post May 21, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 18, 2026ashleytimber.co.uk listed by safepayon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Construction sector, which has 415 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, ashleytimber.co.uk is reported in GB, a country with 309 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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Ashley Timber Limited

listed as ashleytimber.co.uk · Claimed by safepay · listed 2 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 18, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: safepay
Status: Data leaked
Country: GB
Sector: Construction
Listed on leak site: May 18, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Ashley Timber Limited is a family-run timber merchant and building materials supplier based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Founded in 1988, the company stocks a wide range of products including structural timber, sheet materials (plywood, MDF, OSB), decking, fencing, doors, plasterboard, and insulation, serving both trade professionals and individual customers. It operates as a regional SME with an online shop and a next-day delivery service covering the North East of England.

Industry: Timber Merchant & Building Materials Supply
Address: South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employees: 11-50
Founded: 1988

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data has been published (disclosed status confirmed) by the threat actor, indicating exfiltration occurred. However, Ashley Timber is a small regional SME with no indication of large-scale regulated PII (medical, government, financial) at stake; the exposed data is likely business and customer records of moderate sensitivity. No data size or specific proof files were advertised.

The SafePay ransomware group claims to have compromised Ashley Timber Limited and has published data from the attack, with a download link described as forthcoming. The post indicates data has been exfiltrated and is now disclosed, though no specific data size or ransom demand was stated.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Business operational data
Customer records (trade and retail)
Trade account information
Order and delivery records
Financial/pricing data
Staff/employee information

What the group claims

Founded in 1988, the company operates as a family-run SME and has developed a strong regional presence in the North …

The leak post

captured from the group's site

Ashley Timber Limited is a long-established British timber merchant and building materials supplier based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.
Founded in 1988, the company operates as a family-run SME and has developed a strong regional presence in the North East of England. It supplies a wide range of construction-related materials, including structural timber, plywood, MDF, OSB boards, decking, fencing products, doors, mouldings, and general building hardware.The company serves both trade professionals and individual customers, positioning itself as a regional wholesale supplier with strong emphasis on availability, fast delivery, and customer support. It maintains a large stock inventory and offers next-day delivery for many products, which makes it competitive within the UK building materials market. Ashley Timber also provides expert advice for construction and renovation projects, with experienced staff assisting clients in material selection and cost estimation.
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Sources

Victim siteashleytimber.co.uk
Leak posthttp://safepaypfxntwixwjrlcscft433ggemlhgkkdupi2ynhtcmvdgubmoyd.onion/blog/post/ashleytimbercouk/

Source

Indexed 2 days ago

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