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: 2025-01-15 → 2025-01-21 UTC
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Observed events
85
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
71
83.5% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

SAFEPAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 14.1% of observed events.
83.5% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 8 observed events.
2 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
2 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 2025-01-21 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
26
Sectors represented this week
47

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
SAFEPAY
12 events · 12 leak indicators
Lynx
10 events · 10 leak indicators
RansomHub
10 events · 7 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Qilin
6 events · 5 leak indicators
Sarcoma
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Eraleignews
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Kairos
4 events · 4 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 States38
  • Lynx7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • RansomHub5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Medusa3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
India6
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
  • Kairos2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia2
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Money Message1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada2
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction8
  • RansomHub3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Space Bears2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance4
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing3
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing3
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas3
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 201-500 employees 22
  • 11-50 employees 20
  • 51-200 employees 20
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 6
  • 501-1,000 employees 3
  • 2-10 employees 2

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
INC Ransom Packaging and Containers Manufacturing Lithuania Data leak 2025-01-21
SAFEPAY Oil and Gas Cyprus Data leak 2025-01-21
SAFEPAY Printing Services Spain Data leak 2025-01-21
RansomHub Food and Beverage Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-01-21
RansomHub Insurance United States Data leak 2025-01-21
Eraleignews Banking India Data leak 2025-01-21
RansomHub Textile Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-01-21
RansomHub Construction United States Data leak 2025-01-21
CL0P Software Development Canada Claim only 2025-01-21
RansomHub Manufacturing India Data leak 2025-01-21
Space Bears Hospitals and Health Care Algeria Data leak 2025-01-21
Kill Security Facilities Services Singapore Data leak 2025-01-21

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
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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.