FBI warns: SafePay ransomware ranks among the most active, with over 600 victims since 2024

What happened and what to do

The joint advisory from the FBI and the cybersecurity agencies of the United Kingdom and Germany states that the SafePay ransomware group is among the most active, with more than 600 victims since 2024. According to the advisory, the group targets companies and critical infrastructure and gains access through guessed passwords, exploitation of vulnerabilities and phishing attacks.

For a company, this case calls mainly for access hygiene and early detection, not an AI product. A practical response combines an inventory of exposed services and software versions, alerts for repeated login attempts and unusual access, centralized log collection in the company's own environment, and dashboards showing exposure by system. An automated triage flow for reported phishing messages also fits, along with a tested response plan and isolated backup copies.

How the consultancy can help

Diagnosis of exposure to weak credentials, exposed services and known vulnerabilities, prioritized by criticality. Implementation of a log collection and monitoring pipeline in the client's infrastructure, with alerts for anomalous authentication and an exposure dashboard, operated continuously within the agreed scope.

Next step

Send a short description of your environment and your concern about ransomware. Based on it, Wendelmaques prepares a scoped proposal with an initial diagnosis, deliverables and timelines.