Disclosure context

About safepay

The Safepay ransomware group is a newly emerged threat actor first observed in November 2024, demonstrating rapid operational scale with 444 documented victims in a short timeframe, indicating financially motivated cybercriminal activity. Due to the group's recent emergence, publicly documented information about their country of origin, affiliations, and operational model remains limited among established threat intelligence sources. Given the recency of their appearance and lack of detailed technical analysis from major security firms, their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been comprehensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting. The group has demonstrated a broad targeting approach across multiple sectors including manufacturing, technology, education, and healthcare, with primary focus on victims in the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, though no specific high-profile campaigns or notable incidents have been publicly attributed to them by major security vendors or law enforcement agencies. As of the latest available intelligence, Safepay appears to remain active, though comprehensive threat profiling is limited due to the group's recent emergence and the current lack of detailed technical analysis from established cybersecurity research organizations. The group has been linked to 487 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 19, 2024; most recent post May 21, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 18, 2026Berlinmobil.de listed by safepayon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Transportation/Logistics sector, which has 847 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Berlinmobil.de is reported in DE, a country with 333 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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BerlinMobil

listed as Berlinmobil.de · Claimed by safepay · listed 2 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 18, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: safepay
Status: Data leaked
Country: DE
Sector: Transportation/Logistics
Listed on leak site: May 18, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

BerlinMobil is a privately owned German transportation company headquartered in Berlin, specialising in bus charter services, passenger transportation, school transport, and mobility solutions for people with disabilities. The company operates a fleet of over 70 vehicles including Setra and Mercedes-Benz coaches and employs more than 120 staff. It serves a broad range of clients including public institutions, event organisers, schools, and passengers requiring accessible transport.

Industry: Bus Charter & Passenger Transportation
Address: Berlin, Germany
Employees: 120+

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published (disclosed status: data_published) and the company handles sensitive personal data including school children transport records and disability/accessibility passenger information, which constitutes regulated personal data under GDPR. The scale of operations (120+ staff, 70+ vehicles, public institution contracts) amplifies the potential impact.

The Safepay ransomware group claims to have compromised BerlinMobil and has published data, though no specific data size or ransom demand has been stated; a download link is described as forthcoming.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Employee records
Passenger transportation data
School transport records
Disability/accessibility passenger data
Fleet telematics data
Operational/business documents
Public institution collaboration records

What the group claims

Is a German transportation company headquartered in Berlin, specializing in bus charter services, passenger transportation, school transport, and mobility solutions …

The leak post

captured from the group's site

Is a German transportation company headquartered in Berlin, specializing in bus charter services, passenger transportation, school transport, and mobility solutions for people with disabilities. Founded shortly after the reunification of Germany, the company has grown into one of the largest privately owned bus charter operators in Berlin. It currently employs more than 120 staff members and manages a fleet of over 70 vehicles, including premium coaches and specialized transport vehicles.The company provides a broad range of services, including city tours, event transportation, airport transfers, educational transport, and public mobility programs. BerlinMobil is also involved in accessible transportation services for disabled passengers and collaborates with public institutions in Berlin. Its fleet mainly consists of Setra and Mercedes-Benz buses equipped with modern telematics, navigation systems, and passenger comfort technologies.
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Sources

Victim siteBerlinmobil.de
Leak posthttp://safepaypfxntwixwjrlcscft433ggemlhgkkdupi2ynhtcmvdgubmoyd.onion/blog/post/berlinmobilde/

Source

Indexed 2 days ago

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