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safepay

612 tracked victims
·first seen 2023-11-10·last activity 2026-11-04

Activity analysis

HackerFeeds has tracked 617 victims claimed by safepay since November 2023, most recently in November 2026 — ranking #12 of 332 groups (1.8% of all tracked ransomware victims). It posted 71 victims in the last 90 days, down 3% on the previous 90 days (73). Its most-targeted sector is Manufacturing (81 victims), followed by Business Services (67). The United States accounts for 220 victims (36% of those with a known location); 3 victims did not disclose a location.

Victims per year

  • 20231
  • 202456
  • 2025366
  • 2026194

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing81
  • Business Services67
  • Technology60
  • Healthcare46
  • Consumer Services46
  • Education45

Computed from victims claimed on the group's leak site as collected by HackerFeeds; claims are not independently verified. Monthly reports · Methodology

Group profile

SafePay emerged in September 2024 as a rapidly growing ransomware operation that explicitly disavows the RaaS model and manages all operations internally, claiming over 300 victims worldwide by mid-2025 with a high-profile early attack against UK telematics firm Microlise stealing 1.2 TB of data.

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

TA0001

Initial Access

  • T1078Valid Accounts

    The threat actor accessed the endpoint via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) using valid credentials.

  • T1091Replication Through Removable Media

  • T1189Drive-by Compromise

  • T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

  • T1566.001Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

  • T1566.002Phishing: Spearphishing Link

  • T1566.003Phishing: Spearphishing Voice

TA0002

Execution

  • T1047Windows Management Instrumentation

  • T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

    Utilized PowerShell scripts, such as ShareFinder.ps1, to execute commands on the compromised system.

  • T1059.001Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

  • T1059.003Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

  • T1059.005Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic

  • T1106Native API

  • T1129Shared Modules

  • T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

  • T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

  • T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

TA0003

Persistence

  • T1078Valid Accounts

    Maintained access through the use of compromised valid accounts.

  • T1098Account Manipulation

  • T1505.004Server Software Component: IIS Components

  • T1542.003Pre-OS Boot: Bootkit

  • T1543.003Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service

  • T1547Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

  • T1547.001Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

  • T1547.009Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Shortcut Modification

  • T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Search Order Hijacking

TA0004

Privilege Escalation

  • T1078Valid Accounts

    Escalated privileges by leveraging valid domain accounts.

  • T1134.002Access Token Manipulation: Create Process with Token

  • T1134.004Access Token Manipulation: Parent PID Spoofing

TA0005

Defense Evasion

  • T1014Rootkit

  • T1027Obfuscated Files or Information

  • T1027.002Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing

  • T1027.005Obfuscated Files or Information: Indicator Removal from Tools

  • T1027.007Obfuscated Files or Information: Dynamic API Resolution

  • T1027.009Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded Payloads

  • T1027.013Obfuscated Files or Information: Encrypted/Encoded File

  • T1027.016Obfuscated Files or Information: Junk Code Insertion

  • T1036Masquerading

  • T1036.003Masquerading: Rename Legitimate Utilities

  • T1036.004Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service

  • T1036.005Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or Location

  • T1036.007Masquerading: Double File Extension

  • T1036.008Masquerading: Masquerade File Type

  • T1055Process Injection

  • T1055.001Process Injection: DLL Injection

  • T1070Indicator Removal

  • T1070.003Indicator Removal: Clear Command History

  • T1070.004Indicator Removal: File Deletion

  • T1070.006Indicator Removal: Timestomp

  • T1112Modify Registry

  • T1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

  • T1218System Binary Proxy Execution

  • T1218.004System Binary Proxy Execution: InstallUtil

  • T1218.005System Binary Proxy Execution: Mshta

  • T1218.007System Binary Proxy Execution: Msiexec

  • T1218.010System Binary Proxy Execution: Regsvr32

  • T1218.011System Binary Proxy Execution: Rundll32

  • T1218.014System Binary Proxy Execution: MMC

  • T1220XSL Script Processing

  • T1221Template Injection

  • T1222File and Directory Permissions Modification

  • T1497Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

  • T1497.001Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion: System Checks

  • T1497.003Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion: Time Based Checks

  • T1553.002Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing

  • T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

  • T1562.004Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify System Firewall

  • T1564.001Hidden Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

  • T1574Hijack Execution Flow

  • T1574.013Hijack Execution Flow: KernelCallbackTable

  • T1620Reflective DLL Injection

  • T1622Debugger Evasion

TA0006

Credential Access

  • T1003OS Credential Dumping

    Employed tools like lsassy.py to dump credentials from the operating system.

  • T1003.003OS Credential Dumping: NTDS

  • T1056Input Capture

  • T1056.001Input Capture: Keylogging

  • T1110.003Brute Force: Password Spraying

  • T1555Credentials from Password Stores

  • T1557.001Adversary-in-the-Middle: LLMNR/NBT-NS Poisoning

TA0007

Discovery

  • T1010Application Window Discovery

  • T1012Query Registry

  • T1016System Network Configuration Discovery

  • T1033System Owner/User Discovery

  • T1046Network Service Discovery

  • T1049System Network Connections Discovery

  • T1057Process Discovery

  • T1082System Information Discovery

  • T1083File and Directory Discovery

  • T1087.002Account Discovery: Domain Account

  • T1119Automated Collection

  • T1120Peripheral Device Discovery

  • T1124Time Discovery

  • T1482Domain Trust Discovery

    Conducted domain trust discovery using commands like 'net group domain admins /domain' and 'nltest.exe'.

  • T1614.001System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

TA0008

Lateral Movement

  • T1021Remote Services

    Moved laterally within the network using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

  • T1021.001Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol

  • T1021.002Remote Services: SMB/Windows Admin Shares

  • T1021.004Remote Services: SSH

  • T1091Replication Through Removable Media

  • T1534Internal Spearphishing

TA0009

Collection

  • T1005Data from Local System

  • T1074Data Staged

  • T1074.001Data Staged: Local Data Staging

  • T1560Archive Collected Data

    Archived files using WinRAR with specific command-line options to prepare data for exfiltration.

  • T1560.002Archive Collected Data: Archive via Library

  • T1560.003Archive Collected Data: Archive via Custom Method

TA0010

Exfiltration

  • T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

  • T1048.003Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol: Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol

  • T1052.001Exfiltration Over Physical Medium: Exfiltration over USB

  • T1567.002Exfiltration Over Web Service

    Utilized MEGASync to exfiltrate data over a web service.

TA0011

Command and Control

TA0040

Impact

  • T1485Data Destruction

  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

    Encrypted files and appended the '.safepay' extension, leaving a ransom note named 'readme_safepay.txt'.

  • T1489Service Stop

  • T1490Inhibit System Recovery

    Deleted volume shadow copies to inhibit system recovery.

  • T1491.001Defacement: Internal Defacement

  • T1529System Shutdown/Reboot

  • T1561.001Disk Wipe: Disk Content Wipe

  • T1561.002Disk Wipe: Disk Structure Wipe

TA0042

Resource Development

TA0043

Reconnaissance

  • T1589.002Gather Victim Identity Information: Email Addresses

  • T1591Gather Victim Org Information

  • T1591.004Gather Victim Org Information: Identify Roles

  • T1593.001Search Open Websites/Domains: Social Media

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