Disclosure context

About beast

The Beast ransomware group is a relatively new threat actor that emerged in July 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations through their ransomware campaigns. With limited public documentation available from major security agencies, the group has demonstrated activity primarily targeting victims across the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, South Korea, and Argentina, accumulating approximately 65 known victims since their emergence. Their targeting pattern shows a focus on healthcare organizations, manufacturing companies, educational institutions, and construction firms, suggesting an opportunistic approach rather than highly specialized sector expertise. The group's recent emergence means there is insufficient public intelligence from CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other established security researchers regarding their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or technical capabilities. Given the timeline of their first observation in mid-2025, Beast represents an active and emerging threat with their current operational status remaining unclear due to limited threat intelligence reporting from authoritative sources. The group has been linked to 75 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on July 29, 2025; most recent post May 21, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

January 13, 2026Commercial Paving Ltd. listed by beaston the group's public leak site

Ransom demanded: $23.83

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Construction sector, which has 415 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Commercial Paving Ltd. 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.

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Commercial Paving Ltd.

Claimed by beast · listed 4 months ago

$23.83

Ransom

demanded

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Jan 13, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: beast
Status: Data leaked
Country: Canada
Sector: Construction
Listed on leak site: Jan 13, 2026
Ransom demanded: $23.83

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Commercial Paving Ltd. is a Calgary-based asphalt paving contractor operating since 1982. The company provides hot mix asphalt installation, parking lot repair, driveway paving, excavation, grading, and site preparation services for commercial, residential, and industrial clients in the Calgary area. It is a small, owner-operated firm with in-house crews and equipment, accredited by the BBB and registered with WCB.

Industry: Asphalt Paving & Parking Lot Construction
Address: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Employees: 1-10
Founded: 1982

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data has been published by the group, indicating confirmed exfiltration, but the company is a small local contractor with limited likelihood of large-scale regulated PII (e.g., medical or financial data). No data volume was specified, and the business scope is modest, limiting broader impact.

The Beast ransomware group claims to have compromised Commercial Paving Ltd. and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), though no specific data size or ransom demand was stated in the post. The nature of exfiltrated data has not been detailed in the leak post.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Business records
Client information
Internal company documents

What the group claims

Commercial Paving Ltd. is a Calgary-based company with over 40 years of experience in providing reliable paving services for commercial, residential, and industrial clients. The company offers a diverse range of services including parking lot resurfacing, driveway paving, excavating, gravel, and grading solutions for both new and existing developments. Their commitment to high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service has established them as one of Calgary's leading paving contractors. They cater to business owners and property owners seeking durable and professional paving solutions https://www.zoominfo.com/c/commercial-paving-ltd/356962521 https://www.commercialpaving.ca/

The leak post

captured from the group's site

[ 2fORM Architecture specializes in innovative sustainable architecture, offering design services for residential, commercial, and interior projects. Their portfolio includes a diverse range of developments, such as multi-family housing, health care facilities, and various remodels. The company aims to serve clients in the Pacific Northwest, including individual homeowners, businesses, and institutions. With a commitment to sustainability and creativity, 2fORM Architecture enhances the built environment through thoughtful design. ](http://beast6azu4f7fxjakiayhnssybibsgjnmy77a6duufqw5afjzfjhzuqd.onion/card/2form_architecture)[ ACMARK s r o is a company that operates in the Repair Services industry. It employs 10to19 people and has 1Mto5M of revenue. The company is headquartered in Brno, South Moravian, Czech Republic. ](http://beast6azu4f7fxjakiayhnssybibsgjnmy77a6duufqw5afjzfjhzuqd.onion/card/acmark)[ AJU Pharm Co., Ltd. is a prominent South Korean total healthcare company founded in 1953. For over 70 years, it has evolved from a manufacturer of raw materials into a global pharmaceutical group specializing in prescription drugs, medical devices, and health supplements P U B L I S H…

Screenshot of the leak post

Leak screenshot for Commercial Paving Ltd.

Sources

Source

Indexed 4 months ago

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