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: 2025-02-15 → 2025-02-21 UTC
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Observed events
165
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
121
73.3% of observed events
Active actors
30
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
6
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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RansomHub generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.6% of observed events.
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73.3% 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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IT Services and IT Consulting was the most represented sector in this window with 13 observed events.
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6 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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6 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 2025-02-21 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
41
Sectors represented this week
71

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
RansomHub
34 events · 31 leak indicators
Akira
20 events · 6 leak indicators
Lynx
14 events · 14 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
Cactus
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Qilin
10 events · 5 leak indicators
INC Ransom
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Fog
8 events · 3 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Brain Cipher 3 events
  • Apos Security 1 event
  • Blacksuit 1 event
  • INTERLOCK 1 event
  • Linkc 1 event
  • Underground 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States92
  • RansomHub19 events · 17 leak indicators
  • Akira11 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Cactus10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • PLAY9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Qilin7 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Lynx5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Medusa5 events · 5 leak indicators
Canada12
  • RansomHub4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany7
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Fog2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom5
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sweden4
  • Lynx4 events · 4 leak indicators
Australia2
  • FSOCIETY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
India2
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • 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.
IT Services and IT Consulting13
  • Fog3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • FSOCIETY2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction12
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care10
  • RansomHub5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Embargo1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice7
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development6
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • FSOCIETY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Linkc1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance5
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage5
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 41
  • 51-200 employees 41
  • 201-500 employees 21
  • 2-10 employees 18
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 11
  • 501-1,000 employees 7

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 Mining United States Data leak 2025-02-21
RansomHub Law Practice United States Claim only 2025-02-21
RansomHub Accounting Canada Data leak 2025-02-21
RansomHub Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-02-21
Akira Financial Services United States Data leak 2025-02-21
DragonForce Motor Vehicle Manufacturing New Zealand Data leak 2025-02-21
Akira IT Services and IT Consulting Germany Claim only 2025-02-21
Medusa Law Enforcement United States Data leak 2025-02-21
Medusa Construction United States Data leak 2025-02-21
Medusa Oil and Gas United States Data leak 2025-02-21
Medusa Government Administration United Kingdom Data leak 2025-02-21
RansomHub Manufacturing India Data leak 2025-02-21

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
不正アクセスに伴う情報漏えいの可能性および当面の業務制限について|栃木県でがん治療,ガン検査なら宇都宮セントラルクリニック 2025-02-21
Related actor: Qilin
当院は、2025年2月12日付「当面の宇都宮セントラルクリニックの診察および健診業務の制限について」を当院のホームページにてご案内いたしましたが、その後の調査により、 当院のサーバーがランサムウェア攻撃を受け、お客さまおよび当院関係者の個人情報が外部へ漏えいした可能性があることが判明いたしました。 あわせて、その影響で、院内システムが使用できない状態が続…
Printweek - CPI tackles cyber attack 2025-02-21
Book printer CPI UK has called in specialist technical experts to tackle a cyber attack that has impacted its IT systems. The attack is specific to the pan-European book spec…

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.