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: 2025-06-27 → 2025-07-03 UTC
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Observed events
104
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
80
76.9% of observed events
Active actors
27
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 26.0% of observed events.
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76.9% 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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Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 12 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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2 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 2025-07-03 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
27
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
55

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
27 events · 17 leak indicators
PLAY
14 events · 13 leak indicators
Kraken
8 events · 0 leak indicators
World Leaks
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Kawa4096
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Akira
4 events · 2 leak indicators
NightSpire
4 events · 4 leak indicators
RALord
4 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Kraken 8 events
  • Kawa4096 6 events
  • Daixin 1 event
  • Dunghill Leak 1 event
  • Nitrogen 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States51
  • Qilin14 events · 12 leak indicators
  • PLAY8 events · 7 leak indicators
  • World Leaks4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Kawa40963 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Medusa3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada9
  • PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Dunghill Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain6
  • Kraken3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
  • Kawa40961 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
India3
  • World Leaks3 events · 2 leak indicators
Thailand3
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom3
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
Bangladesh2
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction12
  • PLAY4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kawa40961 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
  • World Leaks3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail4
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
Telecommunications4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services3
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • WALocker1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality3
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing3
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 41
  • 11-50 employees 21
  • 201-500 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 9
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 6
  • 2-10 employees 6

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
Qilin Dairy Product Manufacturing Argentina Data leak 2025-07-03
Medusa Government Administration United States Data leak 2025-07-03
PLAY Construction United States Data leak 2025-07-03
PLAY Construction United States Claim only 2025-07-03
PLAY Wholesale Canada Data leak 2025-07-03
PLAY Construction Canada Data leak 2025-07-03
PLAY Retail Office Equipment Canada Data leak 2025-07-03
Qilin Retail Apparel and Fashion Saudi Arabia Data leak 2025-07-03
RALord Administration of Justice Colombia Data leak 2025-07-03
Nitrogen Architecture and Planning Canada Data leak 2025-07-03
Sarcoma Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-07-03
Space Bears Software Development United States Data leak 2025-07-03

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.