Disclosure context

About Cloak

Cloak is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in August 2023, operating with primarily financial motivations and demonstrating a broad international targeting scope with 162 documented victims across multiple sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, though their operational patterns suggest they may operate independently rather than as part of a larger ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. Limited public documentation exists regarding their specific attack methodologies, encryption techniques, or data exfiltration practices, though their targeting patterns indicate sophisticated capabilities to compromise organizations across diverse sectors including business services, technology, healthcare, and manufacturing. The group has demonstrated a preference for targeting victims in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, with the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy representing their primary geographic focus areas. Cloak appears to remain active as of current reporting, though the relative scarcity of detailed public analysis from major threat intelligence firms suggests either operational security effectiveness or a lower profile compared to more established ransomware operations. The group has been linked to 162 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on August 24, 2023; most recent post February 24, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 3, 2026****ne*i***pe.de listed by Cloakon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Not Found sector, which has 4,859 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, ****ne*i***pe.de is reported in Germany, a country with 695 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.

Ransomware victim disclosure

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PE Automotive GmbH & Co. KG

listed as ****ne*i***pe.de · Claimed by Cloak · listed 4 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 3, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Cloak
Status: Data leaked
Country: Germany
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Feb 3, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

PE Automotive GmbH & Co. KG is a German specialist in aftermarket spare parts for commercial vehicles, operating as part of the BPW Group. Based in Wuppertal, Germany, the company offers a full product range including engine cooling, wheel bearings, air suspension, brakes, axle components, and electronics through an online shop. It serves the independent commercial vehicle parts market under its PE and Monark brands.

Industry: Automotive Aftermarket Parts & Distribution (Commercial Vehicles)
Address: Industriestraße 77, 42327 Wuppertal, Deutschland

Attack summary

Severity: high — The disclosed status is 'data_published', meaning the group has already released data publicly. Even without a detailed leak post, confirmed data publication by a ransomware operator constitutes significant exposure of business data for a mid-sized industrial company.

The Cloak ransomware group has listed PE Automotive GmbH & Co. KG as a victim with a disclosed status of data_published, indicating data has been released. No specific details about encryption, exfiltration volume, or data categories were captured in the leak post.

high

Sources

Victim sitepe.de

Source

Indexed 4 months ago

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