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

December 7, 2023stormtech listed by Metaencryptoron the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Retail & Consumer sector. Geographically, stormtech is reported in Canada, a country with 810 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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StormTech (Advanced Drainage Systems)

listed as stormtech · Claimed by Metaencryptor · listed 2 years ago

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Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Dec 7, 2023
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Metaencryptor
Status: Data leaked
Country: Canada
Sector: Retail & Consumer
Listed on leak site: Dec 7, 2023

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

StormTech is a product brand of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), a major manufacturer of stormwater management and drainage infrastructure solutions headquartered in the United States but operating across North America including Canada. The brand offers underground detention and infiltration chamber systems, water harvesting products, and related drainage components serving markets including commercial, agricultural, transportation, and healthcare sectors.

Industry: Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Products

Attack summary

Severity: low — The leak post is essentially empty — no data description, no proof files, no ransom amount, and no operational impact stated. Despite the 'data_published' status label, there is insufficient evidence in the post to elevate severity above low.

The Metaencryptor ransomware group claims an attack on StormTech with a disclosed status of data_published; however, the leak post contains no detail on the nature of the attack, data exfiltrated, or proof materials beyond the victim name.

low

What the group claims

stormtech

Sources

Source

Indexed 2 years ago

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