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: 2025-05-21 → 2025-05-27 UTC
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Observed events
116
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
88
75.9% of observed events
Active actors
30
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 15.5% of observed events.
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75.9% 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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Hospitality was the most represented sector in this window with 8 observed events.
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6 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.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2025-05-27 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
55

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
SAFEPAY
18 events · 18 leak indicators
Akira
10 events · 5 leak indicators
Qilin
10 events · 6 leak indicators
PLAY
9 events · 9 leak indicators
DATACARRY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Stormous
7 events · 4 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
6 events · 5 leak indicators
NightSpire
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • DATACARRY 8 events
  • Dire Wolf 6 events
  • 3AM 1 event
  • Arkana 1 event
  • Chaos 1 event
  • CiphBit 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States41
  • SAFEPAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • PLAY6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Akira5 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
Germany8
  • SAFEPAY6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom7
  • Arkana1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
Turkey4
  • Stormous2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Belgium3
  • DATACARRY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil3
  • Gunra2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia2
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitality8
  • Stormous6 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction7
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BERT1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 0 leak indicators
Legal Services5
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
Primary and Secondary Education4
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 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 36
  • 11-50 employees 29
  • 201-500 employees 12
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 11
  • 2-10 employees 8
  • 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
Chaos Non-profit Organizations United Kingdom Data leak 2025-05-27
Data Leak Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Canada Data leak 2025-05-27
Qilin Retail Apparel and Fashion United States Claim only 2025-05-27
Qilin Packaging and Containers Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-05-27
Akira Banking United States Data leak 2025-05-27
World Leaks Consumer Services United States Data leak 2025-05-27
Akira Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Greece Claim only 2025-05-27
RALord Non-profit Organizations El Salvador Data leak 2025-05-27
CiphBit IT Services and IT Consulting Austria Data leak 2025-05-27
Akira Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-05-27
Qilin Education Administration Programs Malaysia Data leak 2025-05-27
INTERLOCK Wholesale United States Data leak 2025-05-27

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.