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Weekly intelligence
Trend-first
Weekly ransomware & data leak landscape
A seven-day view of claim activity, leak escalation, actor concentration, sector shifts, and supporting news context from eCrime.ch.
Window: 2025-01-03 → 2025-01-09 UTC
Choose a report date
Observed events
88
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
79
89.8% of observed events
Active actors
27
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
15
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.2% of observed events.
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89.8% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
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Retail was the most represented sector in this window with 8 observed events.
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4 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
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15 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
Coverage snapshot
As of 2025-01-09 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
27
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
24
Sectors represented this week
51
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
16 events · 15 leak indicators
RansomHub
14 events · 13 leak indicators
8BASE
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Lynx
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Cicada3301
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Data Leak
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Qilin
5 events · 5 leak indicators
LeakedData
3 events · 3 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Cicada3301 5 events
- Apos Security 1 event
- Embargo 1 event
- MedusaLocker 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States46
- Akira11 events · 10 leak indicators
- RansomHub5 events · 5 leak indicators
- 8BASE4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Lynx4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Cicada33013 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- CL0P2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
France6
- 8BASE3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Cicada33012 events · 2 leak indicators
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Thailand3
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Turkey3
- RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Hellcat1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom3
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina2
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium2
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Retail8
- Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Construction7
- Akira4 events · 4 leak indicators
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing4
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas3
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail Apparel and Fashion3
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development3
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 0 leak indicators
Accounting2
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing2
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 26
- 11-50 employees 22
- 201-500 employees 12
- 1,001-5,000 employees 5
- 2-10 employees 5
- 10,001+ employees 3
Notable actor profile updates
Active actor records only.
New ransom note observed
No ransom-note change logged in this reporting window.
New actor infrastructure / contact channel
No infrastructure/contact-channel change logged in this reporting window.
New vuln / TTP intelligence
No vuln/TTP change logged in this reporting window.
Recent signal samples
Selected weekly signals.
| Actor | Sector | Country | Leak proof | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest | Research Services | United States | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Accounting | Canada | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Retail Apparel and Fashion | United States | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Oil and Gas | Thailand | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Construction | Malaysia | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Staffing and Recruiting | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Mental Health Care | United States | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| Data Leak | Airlines and Aviation | Canada | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| INC Ransom | Legal Services | United States | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Automotive | United States | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| RansomHub | Civic and Social Organizations | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
| Eraleignews | Retail | South Africa | Data leak | 2025-01-09 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s ongoing investigation into the ransomware attack on its computer network in December revealed that personal data, including the Social Security and d…
Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from…
A police department in southern Ontario is dealing with a “cyber incident” that it says has affected some of its IT systems.
Police in Kingston say a network issue was discover…
The entire UCDSB is experiencing a significant network disruption that will impact all of our schools tomorrow. All schools will be open, however there will be no access to the in…
Alors que plusieurs sites internet de collectivités sont victimes de piratages en France, le secteur agricole est, lui aussi, touché. Depuis la nuit du 14 au 15 décembre, la plate…
Ransomware-Angriff am Fraunhofer IAO
2025-01-06
Das Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation IAO in Stuttgart wurde am 27. Dezember 2024 Ziel eines Ransomware-Angriffs. Der Angriff hat zu einer Beeinträchtigun…
We are writing to inform you of a data security incident experienced by our organization, AuthoraCare Collective, that may have involved your information as described below. We we…
Related actor: MedusaLocker
An Indianapolis dental practice has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $350,000 to the Office of the Indiana Attorney General (OIG) to resolve multiple alleged violations of fed…
Alles Lægehus oplevede den 9. december et IT-nedbrud, som midlertidigt påvirkede driften. Vi reagerede straks ved at aktivere vores nødberedskab, som har sikret, at vi har kunnet…
Notes
- Observed events reflect monitored leak-site and extortion activity, not independent confirmation of every intrusion.
- Data-leak indicators reflect visible public leak evidence or escalation, which is stronger than a fresh listing alone.
- Country, sector, and company-size metadata can be incomplete. Unknown values are excluded from the public mix views.
- The goal is to explain concentration, escalation, churn, and patterns — not to build a wall of named victims.
Method
- The page uses a fixed seven-day window based on the selected date.
- Only public-facing actor and event records are included.
- Counts and breakdowns are designed for trend review, not incident confirmation.