Disclosure context

About Spacebears

Spacebears is a recently emerged ransomware group first observed in April 2024, operating with apparent financial motivations and demonstrating a broad targeting approach across multiple sectors and geographic regions. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain unclear due to limited public documentation from established threat intelligence sources, though their targeting pattern suggests a professional operation focused on maximizing financial returns rather than geopolitical objectives. With 117 known victims since their emergence, Spacebears has shown particular focus on organizations in the United States, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Canada, with their attacks primarily affecting technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and business services sectors, indicating they likely employ opportunistic targeting rather than sector-specific specialization. Their attack methodology, initial access vectors, and specific technical capabilities have not been extensively documented in public reporting from major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies, limiting detailed analysis of their operational procedures and tools. Due to the group's recent emergence and limited public intelligence reporting, notable high-profile campaigns and specific victim details remain largely undocumented in established threat intelligence channels. The group's current operational status appears active given their recent emergence timeline, though comprehensive analysis is constrained by the lack of detailed public reporting from authoritative cybersecurity sources. The group has been linked to 147 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 29, 2024; most recent post May 13, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: space bears.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 17, 2026Wagner Metal Concept listed by Spacebearson the group's public leak site

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, Wagner Metal Concept 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.

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Wagner Metall Concept GmbH

listed as Wagner Metal Concept · Claimed by Spacebears · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 17, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Spacebears
Status: Data leaked
Country: Germany
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Feb 17, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Wagner Metall Concept GmbH is a German precision metalworking company headquartered in Blaibach, Oberpfalz, with a second facility in Domazlice, Czech Republic. The company produces custom-fabricated metal parts for a range of industries including compressors, ATMs, EV charging stations, switchgear cabinets, and medical technology. Services include laser cutting, stamping, bending, welding, and powder coating, offered as a full-service solution.

Industry: Precision Metal Parts Manufacturing
Address: Pinselgraben 2-4, D-93476 Blaibach, Germany

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is marked as published, indicating confirmed exfiltration and release; however, the leak post content is entirely mismatched (referencing J&J rather than Wagner Metall Concept), making it impossible to verify the nature or scale of the stolen data. A medium severity is assigned for the confirmed publication status without verifiable sensitive data categories.

The Spacebears ransomware group has disclosed the attack with a 'data_published' status, indicating data exfiltration has occurred and data has been published. Notably, the leak post content appears to be mismatched, referencing Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine rather than Wagner Metall Concept, which reduces confidence in the specifics of the claimed data.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Unknown — leak post content references a different company

What the group claims

WMC-Metal (Wagner Metal Concept) - company specializing in the manufacturing and supply of metal products and components for various industries. It offers a wide range of products, including metal parts for engineering, automotive, construction, and energy sectors. The company focuses on using advanced manufacturing technologies and maintains strict quality control throughout all production stages. WMC-Metal actively collaborates with partners worldwide, ensuring timely deliveries and providing tailored solutions for its clients.- Supplier and Partner Contracts- Production and Technical Drawings- Financial Data- Customer Data and Orders- Management data https://wmc-metal.com/

The leak post

captured from the group's site

## Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly known as Janssen Pharmaceuticals) is the pharmaceutical division of the American corporation Johnson & Johnson, specializing in the development and production of revolutionary medicines. The company focuses on creating treatments for the most complex diseases, transforming the future of healthcare.

Sources

Victim sitewmc-metal.com
Leak posthttp://5butbkrljkaorg5maepuca25oma7eiwo6a2rlhvkblb4v6mf3ki2ovid.onion/companies/118/wagner-metal-concept

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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