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: 2025-02-26 → 2025-03-04 UTC
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Observed events
170
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
80
47.1% of observed events
Active actors
29
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

CL0P generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 31.2% of observed events.
47.1% 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 11 observed events.
2 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
1 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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 2025-03-04 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
29
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
29
Sectors represented this week
77

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
CL0P
53 events · 5 leak indicators
PLAY
18 events · 17 leak indicators
RansomHub
16 events · 14 leak indicators
Qilin
11 events · 6 leak indicators
Akira
10 events · 1 leak indicator
Arcus Media
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Fog
6 events · 0 leak indicators
BianLian
4 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Run Some Wares 4 events
  • Hellcat 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States115
  • CL0P43 events · 5 leak indicators
  • PLAY16 events · 15 leak indicators
  • RansomHub14 events · 12 leak indicators
  • Qilin8 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BianLian4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Cactus4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Medusa4 events · 4 leak indicators
Canada8
  • CL0P5 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil7
  • Arcus Media3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Fog2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Apos Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
  • Akira3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Hellcat1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom3
  • CL0P2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Austria2
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • Arcus Media2 events · 0 leak indicators
Italy2
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction11
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Monti1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting11
  • CL0P4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Apos Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail Apparel and Fashion7
  • CL0P5 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
Food and Beverage Services6
  • CL0P4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing6
  • CL0P4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Run Some Wares1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing5
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate5
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 57
  • 11-50 employees 33
  • 201-500 employees 29
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 11
  • 501-1,000 employees 8
  • 2-10 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
Monti Construction United States Claim only 2025-03-04
Monti Public Safety United States Claim only 2025-03-04
Medusa Motor Vehicle Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-03-04
RansomHub Architecture and Planning United States Data leak 2025-03-04
Qilin Business Consulting and Services Spain Claim only 2025-03-04
Akira Construction Italy Claim only 2025-03-04
BianLian Accounting United States Claim only 2025-03-04
BianLian Real Estate United States Claim only 2025-03-04
Fog Retail Apparel and Fashion Brazil Claim only 2025-03-04
Fog Chemical Manufacturing Brazil Claim only 2025-03-04
CL0P Wholesale United States Data leak 2025-03-04
CL0P Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage United States Data leak 2025-03-04

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: Lynx
Adval Tech was the target of a cyber-attack on the night to March 2, 2025. The IT systems of the Adval Tech Group were immediately shut down globally, and necessary measures were…
Related actor: slug
Telekom Slovenije has detected a cyber incident in which certain internal business data were exposed. All necessary measures to contain and stop the incident, and to preventing it…
Related actor: INC Ransom
On the morning of Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the City of Fort St. John experienced a cyber incident. As soon as the incident was discovered, we immediately severed our connection…

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.