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Leak-site post naming FactoryFive, captured by ThreatCluster

FactoryFive

metaencryptor

Ransomware leak-site victim intelligence

Data size
780 GB
Files
66
Posted
Aug 23, 2026
Countdown
14d
Country
United States
Industry
kit-car manufacturing / automotive

Summary

Written by ThreatClusterfrom file listing, victim profile, leak post

The leak claims that 780 GB of data across 66 files were taken from Factory Five Racing Inc (domain factoryfive.com), a US kit-car manufacturer. The data categories described include correspondence, CRM contacts, ERP/pricing, engineering CAD, banking statements, insurance policies, tax documentation, legal contracts/NDAs, database backups, and materials related to ongoing lawsuits. The leak post is published and shows a 14-day countdown deadline.

Describes what the group claims on its leak site. A listing is not confirmation that a breach occurred.

Victim profile

Employees
90
Platforms
SolidWorks Rhino GoldMine
People named
David T. Smith

What was taken

Factory Five Racing Inc — kit-car manufacturer (Cobra replicas, GTM, Type 65 Coupe, 33 Hot Rod). 9 Tow Road, Wareham MA 02571-1086. ~90 employees, 158 endpoints. Revenue $5.5-6.5M/yr (credit card processing ~$4.3M, avg ticket $1245). Exfiltrated data categories (~130GB): correspondence (PST archives), CRM contacts (GoldMine), ERP/pricing, engineering CAD (SolidWorks/Rhino), banking statements, insurance policies, tax documentation, legal contracts/NDAs, database backups. Includes detailed materials on several ongoing lawsuits — parties, witnesses, testimonies, and related case files, alongside private correspondence. Risk zones: PCI DSS (card processing $4.3M/yr), MA 201 CMR 17.00 (Massachusetts personal data protection), GDPR (EU clients), CCPA (California clients), active IRS audit, active MA Sales Tax audit, FTC Safeguards Rule. Reputational: customer warranties, partner contracts (SEMA supplier), licenses, litigation exposure. CEO: David T. Smith.

Data categories
correspondenceCRM contactsERP/pricingengineering CADbanking statementsinsurance policiestax documentationlegal contracts/NDAsdatabase backupsdetailed materials on several ongoing lawsuitsprivate correspondence
File types seen
md × 1csv × 1doc × 1pdf × 1rtf × 1docx × 1xlsx × 3
Sample files (28)
01_email_archives_pst
02_crm_and_customers
03_erp_and_pricing
04_passwords_and_credentials
05_engineering_cad
05_staging_extracted
07_financial_banking
08_financial_insurance
09_financial_tax
10_financial_invoices
11_financial_expense
13_database_backups
14_legal_contracts
ERP_Dump
GoldMine
NDA
SDeburgo
drawings
factory_ip
30-years-of-legends-sale-mailing-list.csv
AIC_FF_NDA_Exclusivity_Agreement.pdf
AIC_FF_NDA_Exclusivity_DTS_730.doc
BAR-Mutual-NDA-drg.docx
BLANK_FF_Confidentiality_NDA.rtf
CHANGELOG.md
CONFIGURATOR PRICING SCRIPT - FFR - SRV2.xlsx
CONFIGURATOR PRICING SCRIPT - FFR SRV1.xlsx
CONFIGURATOR PRICING SCRIPT - TST SRV1.xlsx

Also stated on the leak page

Fields this group publishes that do not map to a standard column. Labels are the site's own.

risk_zones
PCI DSS (card processing $4.3M/yr), MA 201 CMR 17.00 (Massachusetts personal data protection), GDPR (EU clients), CCPA (California clients), active IRS audit, active MA Sales Tax audit, FTC Safeguards Rule.

Leak-site images (1)

Images from the victim's leak listing. Thumbnails scraped from the onion page are blurred by default — click a thumbnail to view.

ThreatCluster capture