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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: 2025-01-31 → 2025-02-06 UTC
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Observed events
206
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
112
54.4% of observed events
Active actors
30
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 29.6% of observed events.
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54.4% 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 19 observed events.
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3 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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1 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 2025-02-06 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
34
Sectors represented this week
79
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
61 events · 1 leak indicator
Qilin
18 events · 16 leak indicators
RansomHub
14 events · 14 leak indicators
Fog
13 events · 12 leak indicators
BianLian
10 events · 2 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 9 leak indicators
PLAY
9 events · 9 leak indicators
CL0P
6 events · 0 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Arcus Media 5 events
- Defray777 1 event
- Stormous 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States122
- Akira37 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin13 events · 11 leak indicators
- BianLian9 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub9 events · 9 leak indicators
- DragonForce7 events · 7 leak indicators
- PLAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
- CL0P5 events · 0 leak indicators
- Cactus4 events · 4 leak indicators
Canada12
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil7
- Arcus Media3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom7
- Akira3 events · 0 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sweden4
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
- Fog2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction19
- Akira9 events · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting9
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development9
- CL0P3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Fog3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- FSOCIETY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing8
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing8
- Akira3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice7
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate6
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Accounting5
- BianLian2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 53
- 51-200 employees 50
- 201-500 employees 27
- 2-10 employees 15
- 1,001-5,000 employees 14
- 501-1,000 employees 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Cactus | Manufacturing | Canada | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| RansomHub | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| CL0P | Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2025-02-06 |
| Akira | Telecommunications | Netherlands | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Akira | Retail Office Equipment | United States | Claim only | 2025-02-06 |
| Hunters International | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Lynx | Utilities | United States | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Qilin | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | Japan | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Space Bears | Accounting | United States | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Fog | IT Services and IT Consulting | Pakistan | Data leak | 2025-02-06 |
| Qilin | Civil Engineering | United States | Data leak | 2025-02-05 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker
2025-02-06
This tracker identifies trends in government actions against ransomware, highlights areas where we see more or less activity, and establishes a baseline of awareness that can supp…
City of McKinney • Notice of Data Event
2025-02-05
Related actor: INC Ransom
The City of McKinney (hereinafter "the City") is providing this substitute notice as a result of a recent security incident to provide individuals with information about the incid…
Pinnacle Holdings, LTD provides healthcare consulting services to its clients and is providing notification of a recent incident. Unfortunately, we recently suffered a data incide…
The ransomware landscape experienced significant changes in 2024, with cryptocurrency continuing to play a central role in extortion. However, the total volume of ransom payments…
Related actor: Termite
Samedi 1er février à 5h00, Jean-Marc Ogier, Directeur général de CESI a été prévenu par les autorités d’un incident de cybersécurité sur les systèmes de CESI.
La direction de…
Winterthur, 1. Februar 2025 – Kurz nach 22:00 Uhr wurden RADIO TOP und TELE TOP erneut Opfer eines Cyberangriffs durch einen Verschlüsselungstrojaner. Während die Systeme oberfläc…
Related actor: Hunters International
Tata Technologies has confirmed a ransomware attack that impacted some of its IT assets, leading to the temporary suspension of certain services. The company disclosed the inciden…
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.