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: 2025-03-26 → 2025-04-01 UTC
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Observed events
179
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
106
59.2% of observed events
Active actors
29
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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SAFEPAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.8% of observed events.
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59.2% 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 13 observed events.
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1 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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2 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 2025-04-01 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
29
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
24
Sectors represented this week
73

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
SAFEPAY
30 events · 30 leak indicators
BABUK 2.0
24 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
18 events · 2 leak indicators
Kill Security
18 events · 18 leak indicators
Qilin
16 events · 7 leak indicators
RansomHub
13 events · 3 leak indicators
Sarcoma
8 events · 8 leak indicators
DragonForce
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Dunghill Leak 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States75
  • Akira11 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin9 events · 3 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Kill Security8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Lynx6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • RansomHub6 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • BianLian4 events · 0 leak indicators
Germany17
  • SAFEPAY11 events · 11 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada13
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom8
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Dunghill Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • VanHelsing1 event · 1 leak indicator
France5
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Taiwan4
  • CrazyHunter3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction13
  • SAFEPAY6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care8
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing5
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate5
  • Akira3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development5
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • VanHelsing1 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice4
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • VanHelsing1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 43
  • 51-200 employees 43
  • 201-500 employees 20
  • 2-10 employees 14
  • 501-1,000 employees 9
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 8

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
Anubis Architecture and Planning United States Claim only 2025-04-01
Medusa Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2025-04-01
Medusa Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-04-01
INC Ransom Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-04-01
Akira Plastics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-04-01
Akira Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-04-01
Morpheus Pharmaceutical Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-04-01
DragonForce Motor Vehicle Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-04-01
Qilin Medical Practice United States Data leak 2025-04-01
Kill Security Software Development Ireland Data leak 2025-04-01
Kill Security Information Technology and Services United States Data leak 2025-04-01
Kill Security Media Production Germany Data leak 2025-04-01

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
INDIA RANSOMWARE REPORT- 2024 by CERT-In 2025-04-01
This report covers the ransomware latest tactics and techniques along with trends observed in the year-2024, specific to Indian cyber space. In the year 2024, the ransomware la…
Data breach communications - 13cabs 2025-03-29
On 14 March 2025, 13cabs became aware that some of our 13cabs and Silver Service app user accounts were potentially compromised through a sophisticated unauthorised type of suspic…
Shifting the sands of RansomHub’s EDRKillShifter 2025-03-27
Related actor: RansomHub
ESET researchers take a look back at the significant changes in the ransomware ecosystem in 2024 and focus on the newly emerged and currently dominating ransomware-as-a-service (R…

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.