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

September 29, 2023Belzona UK Ltd listed by Metaencryptoron 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, Belzona UK Ltd is reported in United Kingdom, a country with 902 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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Belzona UK Ltd

Claimed by Metaencryptor · listed 3 years ago

32m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Sep 29, 2023
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Metaencryptor
Status: Data leaked
Country: United Kingdom
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Sep 29, 2023

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Belzona UK Ltd is an independent distributor of Belzona repair and maintenance solutions, associated with the Belzona brand since 1952 and operating independently since 2022. Based in Hawarden, Wales, the company supplies epoxy-based metal repair composites and protective coatings to industries including petrochemical, oil and gas, power generation, and water/wastewater sectors across the UK. It operates from a state-of-the-art warehouse and training facility and employs over 20 engineers and consultants nationwide.

Industry: Industrial Repair Composites & Protective Coatings
Address: Unit 3 Vista, Stephen Wade Way, Off Manor Lane, Hawarden, CH5 3FN, United Kingdom
Employees: 21-50
Founded: 2022

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published (disclosed status: data_published), confirming exfiltration. The company serves critical infrastructure sectors (oil and gas, power generation, water/wastewater), meaning leaked data could include sensitive client and operational information. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated, but confirmed publication elevates severity above medium.

The Metaencryptor group claims to have compromised Belzona UK Ltd and has published data, indicating exfiltration of company data. No ransom amount or specific data volume has been stated in the disclosure.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company business data
Engineering and consultancy records
Customer information
Internal operational files

What the group claims

Specialising in erosion, corrosion and chemical protection, Belzona is a world leader in the design and manufacture of repair composite materials and protective coatings for machinery, equipment, buildings and structures.

Sources

Source

Indexed 3 years ago

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