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: 2025-04-26 → 2025-05-02 UTC
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Observed events
83
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
62
74.7% of observed events
Active actors
21
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
4
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 24.1% of observed events.
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74.7% 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 6 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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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 2025-05-02 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
21
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
23
Sectors represented this week
43

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
20 events · 13 leak indicators
PLAY
16 events · 16 leak indicators
Akira
6 events · 4 leak indicators
Lynx
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Hunters International
4 events · 1 leak indicator
NightSpire
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Rhysida
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Everest
3 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Everest 3 events

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States46
  • PLAY13 events · 13 leak indicators
  • Qilin13 events · 11 leak indicators
  • Akira5 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Hunters International4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.03 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BERT1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada7
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany2
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom2
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina1
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia1
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction6
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Skira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice5
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care3
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Insurance3
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing3
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
Primary and Secondary Education3
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 29
  • 11-50 employees 18
  • 201-500 employees 12
  • 2-10 employees 7
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 6
  • 501-1,000 employees 4

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 Primary and Secondary Education United States Data leak 2025-05-02
Qilin IT Services and IT Consulting France Claim only 2025-05-02
Lynx Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Japan Data leak 2025-05-02
RansomHouse Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Spain Claim only 2025-05-02
Qilin Wholesale Chemical and Allied Products Singapore Data leak 2025-05-02
Lynx Real Estate Germany Data leak 2025-05-02
LockBit 3.0 Insurance United States Claim only 2025-05-01
LockBit 3.0 Textile Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-05-01
LockBit 3.0 Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-05-01
PLAY Chemical Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-05-01
PLAY Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2025-05-01
PLAY Insurance United States Data leak 2025-05-01

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Ransomware Threat Evolution Q1 2025 2025-05-02
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Cybersecurity Incident - Kingsmen Creatives 2025-05-02
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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.