SafePay, DevMan Emerge As Major Ransomware Threats

SafePay, DevMan Emerge As Major Ransomware Threats

SafePay’s journey to the top of the ransomware leaderboard was a quick one. The SafePay ransomware group first emerged in the fall of 2024, and last month took the top spot among ransomware groups in the number of victims claimed on their data leak site, according to a Cyble blog post published today. Cyble reported that ransomware groups claimed 384 victims in May, a number that may rise somewhat as all data is processed. That’s the third strai…

Top Ransomware Groups Of May 2025 SafePay And DevMan Rise

SafePay took the top spot among ransomware groups in May 2025, solidifying the group’s status as a major threat. Overall, ransomware groups claimed 384 victims in May (chart below), the third straight monthly decline, as leadership continues to shift after RansomHub – the top group for more than a year – went offline at the end of March in what may have been an infrastructure compromise by rival DragonForce. We’ll look at SafePay, along with Dev…