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: 2025-01-11 → 2025-01-17 UTC
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Observed events
123
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
106
86.2% of observed events
Active actors
26
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
6
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Lynx generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 13.0% of observed events.
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86.2% 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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Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 15 observed events.
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6 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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1 tracked leak sites were still online as of the report date snapshot, giving useful context on current ecosystem churn and monitoring pressure.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2025-01-17 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
26
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
31
Sectors represented this week
55

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Lynx
16 events · 16 leak indicators
INC Ransom
11 events · 11 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
9 events · 9 leak indicators
RansomHub
9 events · 6 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
9 events · 9 leak indicators
BlackBasta
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Hunters International
7 events · 7 leak indicators
8BASE
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
No newly active actor families were detected using the 30-day lookback rule.

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States60
  • Lynx10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • LeakedData5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Hunters International4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Fog3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
Italy7
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil6
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada6
  • BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom6
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia3
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Colombia3
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction15
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care7
  • INC Ransom4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting6
  • LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Manufacturing4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Wholesale4
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civic and Social Organizations3
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 30
  • 201-500 employees 29
  • 11-50 employees 21
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9
  • 501-1,000 employees 9
  • 2-10 employees 4

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
Lynx Motor Vehicle Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-01-17
Kairos Hospitals and Health Care United Kingdom Data leak 2025-01-17
SAFEPAY Education Management United States Data leak 2025-01-17
Eraleignews Non-profit Organizations France Data leak 2025-01-17
Akira Business Consulting and Services Italy Data leak 2025-01-17
CL0P Truck Transportation United States Claim only 2025-01-17
Morpheus IT Services and IT Consulting Italy Claim only 2025-01-17
LeakedData Accounting United States Data leak 2025-01-17
INC Ransom Individual and Family Services United States Data leak 2025-01-17
INC Ransom Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-01-17
INC Ransom Mental Health Care United States Data leak 2025-01-17
INC Ransom Higher Education United States Data leak 2025-01-17

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Datenschutzvorfall bei der D-Trust 2025-01-17
Berlin, 16.01.2025 - Die D-Trust GmbH ist Ziel eines Angriffs auf das Antragsportal für Signatur- und Siegelkarten geworden. Der Angriff wurde am 13.1.2025 festgestellt. Dabei sin…
Information zu Cyber-Angriff - Ausgleichskasse Swissmem 2025-01-15
Related actor: Hunters International
Information zu Cyber-Angriff 2025-01-14 Trotz umfassender Sicherheitsstandards wurde die Ausgleichskasse Swissmem am Wochenende des 4. und 5. Januar 2025 Opfer eines Cyberangrif…
Network TU/e is shut down, no education on Monday 2025-01-12
TU/e has shut down its network today (Sunday 12 January) due to a cyber-attack. As a result, TU/e's network-bound systems are or will become inaccessible for users for the time be…

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.