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

August 16, 2023Epicure listed by Metaencryptoron the group's public leak site

Ransom demanded: $117M

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Food & Agriculture sector, which has 13 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Epicure 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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Epicure

Claimed by Metaencryptor · listed 3 years ago

$117M

Ransom

demanded

33m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Aug 16, 2023
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Metaencryptor
Status: Data leaked
Country: Canada
Sector: Food & Agriculture
Listed on leak site: Aug 16, 2023
Ransom demanded: $117M
Estimated revenue: $117M

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Epicure is a Canadian direct-to-consumer food brand operating primarily online, selling gluten-free, nut-free seasonings, dips, condiments, and meal solutions aimed at busy families. The company ships to Canada and the United States and promotes healthy, real-ingredient cooking. It also operates an affiliate/consultant sales channel and is powered by Shopify.

Industry: Health-Focused Food Products & Direct Sales

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published (not merely threatened), meaning actual exfiltration and public release occurred. An e-commerce platform stores customer PII (names, addresses, emails, payment metadata) at scale, representing significant personal data exposure even without confirmed medical or financial account credentials.

Metaencryptor claims to have compromised Epicure and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), asserting the company generates approximately $117M in annual revenue; no specific encryption or exfiltration methodology is detailed in the post, but the data_published status indicates data was released.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Customer order data
Customer personal information (names, emails, addresses)
Financial/revenue records
Affiliate/consultant records

What the group claims

Epicure is a online shop with healthy eating. The company is primarily focused on educating the community on healthy eating. Revenue: $117 M Year 2021

Sources

Source

Indexed 3 years ago

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