Education giant Pearson suffered a cyberattack, allowing threat actors to steal corporate data and customer information, BleepingComputer has learned.
Pearson is a UK-based edu…
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: 2025-05-02 → 2025-05-08 UTC
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Observed events
65
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
40
61.5% of observed events
Active actors
24
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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PLAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.5% of observed events.
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61.5% 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 5 observed events.
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3 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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1 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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2 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 2025-05-08 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
24
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
18
Sectors represented this week
48
Top active actors
By observed claim volumePLAY
12 events · 12 leak indicators
Qilin
11 events · 5 leak indicators
Brain Cipher
6 events · 0 leak indicators
Sarcoma
4 events · 3 leak indicators
Everest
3 events · 0 leak indicators
Lynx
3 events · 3 leak indicators
RansomHouse
3 events · 1 leak indicator
Akira
2 events · 1 leak indicator
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Monti 2 events
- DataVault 1 event
- Orca 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States32
- PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Qilin8 events · 4 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Monti2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada5
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
- Brain Cipher2 events · 0 leak indicators
- IMN Crew1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany3
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan3
- Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Belgium2
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
India2
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction5
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting4
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate3
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Weyhro1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services2
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing2
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Maritime Transportation2
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Software Development2
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Monti1 event · 0 leak indicators
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 22
- 11-50 employees 14
- 201-500 employees 11
- 501-1,000 employees 7
- 1,001-5,000 employees 4
- 2-10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weyhro | Real Estate | United States | Claim only | 2025-05-08 |
| PLAY | Machinery Manufacturing | Canada | Data leak | 2025-05-08 |
| Qilin | Law Enforcement | United States | Data leak | 2025-05-08 |
| Qilin | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2025-05-08 |
| Akira | Plastics Manufacturing | Canada | Data leak | 2025-05-08 |
| CL0P | Financial Services | United States | Data leak | 2025-05-08 |
| RALord | IT Services and IT Consulting | Italy | Data leak | 2025-05-08 |
| DataVault | Telecommunications | South Korea | Claim only | 2025-05-08 |
| Everest | Construction | Germany | Claim only | 2025-05-07 |
| Everest | Facilities Services | United Arab Emirates | Claim only | 2025-05-07 |
| Qilin | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2025-05-07 |
| Monti | Software Development | United States | Claim only | 2025-05-07 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: LockBit 3.0
The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump.
According to the OCR, Comprehensive Neurology failed to conduct an accurate and thorough risk analysis to assess potential risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability…
Related actor: PLAY
The Play ransomware gang has exploited a high-severity Windows Common Log File System flaw in zero-day attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges and deploy malware on compromised systems.…
Masimo Corporation | FORM 8-K - SEC.gov
2025-05-07
On April 27, 2025, Masimo Corporation (the “Company” or “we”) identified unauthorized activity on the Company’s on-premise network. Upon detection, we activated our incident respo…
Related actor: INTERLOCK
Schools in West Lothian have been the victim of a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack.
A council spokesperson said the attack had affected its education network and conti…
The government agency responsible for overseeing billions of pounds worth of legal funding has been hit by a cyber security incident.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it is w…
Multiple iHeartRadio stations breached in December | The Record from Recorded Future News
2025-05-06
Several radio stations owned by iHeartMedia were breached in December, exposing Social Security numbers, financial information and other personal details.
The media conglomerat…
Related actor: Nitrogen
The Coweta County School System experienced an apparent cyberattack on its computer network on Friday evening.
The network intrusion is serious and is being investigated by t…
Gießen, 29. April 2025 – Am Sonntag, den 27. April 2025, wurde die Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Gießen Ziel eines Cyberangriffs. Dank umfassender Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und funktionieren…
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.