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: 2025-05-17 → 2025-05-23 UTC
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Observed events
106
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
79
74.5% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
5
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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SAFEPAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.9% of observed events.
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74.5% 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 9 observed events.
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5 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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5 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 2025-05-23 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
34
Sectors represented this week
48

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
SAFEPAY
19 events · 19 leak indicators
Akira
12 events · 5 leak indicators
DATACARRY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Stormous
8 events · 5 leak indicators
NightSpire
7 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Qilin
7 events · 3 leak indicators
Sarcoma
7 events · 7 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • DATACARRY 8 events
  • Arcus Media 5 events
  • World Leaks 3 events
  • Arkana 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 States40
  • SAFEPAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PLAY6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kairos2 events · 2 leak indicators
Germany9
  • SAFEPAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom7
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arkana1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium4
  • DATACARRY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
  • Arcus Media2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
France3
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Turkey3
  • Stormous2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BERT1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality9
  • Stormous7 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail4
  • DATACARRY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting3
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Education Management3
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 40
  • 51-200 employees 22
  • 201-500 employees 11
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9
  • 2-10 employees 7
  • 501-1,000 employees 5

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
DATACARRY Real Estate Belgium Data leak 2025-05-23
PLAY Truck Transportation United States Data leak 2025-05-23
INTERLOCK Primary and Secondary Education United States Data leak 2025-05-23
PLAY Banking United States Data leak 2025-05-23
PLAY Services for Renewable Energy Sweden Data leak 2025-05-23
Qilin Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Turkey Claim only 2025-05-23
Akira Environmental Services Belgium Data leak 2025-05-23
Akira Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Germany Claim only 2025-05-23
Qilin Automotive United States Data leak 2025-05-22
NightSpire Facilities Services Spain Data leak 2025-05-22
SAFEPAY Education Management United States Data leak 2025-05-22
DATACARRY Insurance Latvia Data leak 2025-05-22

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.

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.