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: 2025-07-09 → 2025-07-15 UTC
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Observed events
112
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
85
75.9% of observed events
Active actors
28
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
7
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.8% 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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IT Services and IT Consulting was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
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4 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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7 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 2025-07-15 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
28
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
26
Sectors represented this week
56

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
21 events · 18 leak indicators
INC Ransom
16 events · 13 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 7 leak indicators
Lynx
7 events · 7 leak indicators
BlackByte
5 events · 0 leak indicators
PLAY
5 events · 5 leak indicators
DragonForce
4 events · 4 leak indicators
RALord
4 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • BlackByte 5 events
  • Cicada3301 3 events
  • Ransomed 2 events
  • Money Message 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States55
  • Qilin16 events · 15 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • BlackByte3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Cicada33012 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Kraken2 events · 0 leak indicators
Italy8
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada7
  • INC Ransom5 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Ransomed1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Saudi Arabia3
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom3
  • BlackByte2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • TeamXXX1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate5
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackByte1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • WALocker1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Telecommunications4
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 31
  • 11-50 employees 26
  • 2-10 employees 10
  • 201-500 employees 10
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9
  • 501-1,000 employees 8

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
Money Message Insurance United States Data leak 2025-07-15
BlackByte Non-profit Organization Management United States Claim only 2025-07-15
BlackByte Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-07-15
BlackByte Business Consulting and Services United Kingdom Claim only 2025-07-15
BlackByte Professional Training and Coaching United Kingdom Claim only 2025-07-15
Qilin Legal Services United States Data leak 2025-07-15
Everest Financial Services United States Data leak 2025-07-15
Kraken Legal Services Canada Claim only 2025-07-15
Qilin Wholesale Building Materials United States Data leak 2025-07-15
Qilin Government Administration United States Data leak 2025-07-15
Lynx IT Services and IT Consulting Argentina Data leak 2025-07-15
DragonForce Real Estate Germany Data leak 2025-07-15

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Flutter investigates UK player data breach 2025-07-09
Flutter Entertainment has initiated an internal investigation after customer data was leaked from its Paddy Power and Betfair products. iGB understands “a significant part” of…

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.