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: 2025-03-08 → 2025-03-14 UTC
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Observed events
169
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
101
59.8% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
4
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.0% of observed events.
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59.8% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 8 observed events.
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7 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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4 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 2025-03-14 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
40
Sectors represented this week
72

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Akira
27 events · 4 leak indicators
BABUK 2.0
25 events · 0 leak indicators
PLAY
17 events · 17 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Lynx
10 events · 10 leak indicators
RansomHub
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Qilin
9 events · 8 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • BABUK 2.0 25 events
  • NightSpire 6 events
  • CrazyHunter 5 events
  • Leaknet Blog 1 event
  • Nitrogen 1 event
  • Orca 1 event
  • SecP0 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States73
  • Akira12 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY12 events · 12 leak indicators
  • Lynx7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Cactus5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • RansomHub5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BABUK 2.03 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada8
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Taiwan7
  • CrazyHunter5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
  • INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
India5
  • BABUK 2.02 events · 0 leak indicators
  • FSOCIETY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
  • BABUK 2.03 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain4
  • Akira4 events · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom4
  • Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitals and Health Care8
  • CrazyHunter3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Fog2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration7
  • BABUK 2.05 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality7
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BABUK 2.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction6
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
  • CL0P2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BABUK 2.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SecP01 event · 0 leak indicators
Retail6
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing5
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 39
  • 11-50 employees 37
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 20
  • 201-500 employees 20
  • 501-1,000 employees 16
  • 10,001+ 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
Lynx Wholesale United States Data leak 2025-03-14
Medusa Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2025-03-14
SAFEPAY Information Services Germany Data leak 2025-03-14
RansomHub Construction United States Data leak 2025-03-14
Akira Consumer Services Colombia Data leak 2025-03-14
Akira Packaging and Containers Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-03-14
RansomHub Retail Apparel and Fashion United States Data leak 2025-03-14
INC Ransom Beverage Manufacturing United Kingdom Data leak 2025-03-14
Lynx Farming United States Data leak 2025-03-14
Lynx Hospitality Italy Data leak 2025-03-14
SecP0 IT Services and IT Consulting United States Claim only 2025-03-14
Abyss Insurance Canada Data leak 2025-03-14

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
#StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware | CISA 2025-03-12
Related actor: Medusa
Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant first identified in June 2021. As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a varie…

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.