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: 2025-03-28 → 2025-04-03 UTC
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Observed events
189
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
107
56.6% 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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BABUK 2.0 generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.9% of observed events.
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56.6% 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 10 observed events.
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2 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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6 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 2025-04-03 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
29
Leak sites online near report date
6
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
28
Sectors represented this week
73

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
BABUK 2.0
32 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
30 events · 30 leak indicators
Akira
24 events · 2 leak indicators
Kill Security
23 events · 23 leak indicators
Qilin
16 events · 8 leak indicators
DragonForce
7 events · 7 leak indicators
RansomHub
7 events · 0 leak indicators
PLAY
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Daixin 1 event
  • Morpheus 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States76
  • Akira11 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kill Security9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Qilin8 events · 4 leak indicators
  • DragonForce7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Lynx5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • BianLian4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
Germany15
  • SAFEPAY11 events · 11 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada9
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom9
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Daixin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Switzerland6
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy5
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 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.
Construction10
  • SAFEPAY6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 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
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage6
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning5
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing5
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 48
  • 11-50 employees 44
  • 201-500 employees 18
  • 2-10 employees 12
  • 501-1,000 employees 10
  • 1,001-5,000 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
INTERLOCK Higher Education United States Data leak 2025-04-03
Akira Wholesale United States Claim only 2025-04-03
Akira Wholesale Canada Claim only 2025-04-03
Cloak Chemical Manufacturing Switzerland Claim only 2025-04-03
Qilin Truck Transportation France Claim only 2025-04-02
PLAY Ground Passenger Transportation Switzerland Data leak 2025-04-02
PLAY Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage United States Data leak 2025-04-02
PLAY Financial Services United States Data leak 2025-04-02
PLAY Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-04-02
PLAY Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2025-04-02
PLAY Plastics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-04-02
Lynx Mining United States Data leak 2025-04-02

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…

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.