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: 2025-07-12 → 2025-07-18 UTC
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Observed events
119
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
92
77.3% of observed events
Active actors
26
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
8
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

INC Ransom generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 14.3% of observed events.
77.3% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Government Administration was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
1 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
8 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
1 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 2025-07-18 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
26
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
28
Sectors represented this week
59

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
INC Ransom
17 events · 14 leak indicators
Qilin
17 events · 11 leak indicators
Akira
15 events · 8 leak indicators
DragonForce
8 events · 8 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
World Leaks
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Cicada3301
6 events · 6 leak indicators
BlackByte
4 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • 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 States52
  • Qilin13 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • World Leaks4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BlackByte2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Cicada33012 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada11
  • INC Ransom6 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom6
  • BlackByte2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
  • Cicada33013 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy5
  • Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia3
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
France3
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • 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.
Government Administration7
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • WALocker1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting6
  • INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction6
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail6
  • INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting5
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing4
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 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 34
  • 11-50 employees 31
  • 2-10 employees 11
  • 201-500 employees 10
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9
  • 10,001+ 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
INC Ransom Retail United States Data leak 2025-07-18
INTERLOCK Government Administration United States Data leak 2025-07-18
SAFEPAY Industrial Automation Canada Data leak 2025-07-18
INTERLOCK Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-07-18
INTERLOCK Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-07-18
World Leaks IT Services and IT Consulting United Kingdom Data leak 2025-07-18
World Leaks Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-07-18
World Leaks Machinery Manufacturing Spain Data leak 2025-07-18
Cicada3301 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-07-18
Cicada3301 Construction United States Data leak 2025-07-18
Cicada3301 Truck Transportation Brazil Data leak 2025-07-18
Akira Plastics Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2025-07-18

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: Qilin
Qilin is a financially-motivated cybercriminal group first observed in the beginning of July 2022 as Agenda ransomware. The group rebranded as Qilin in September of the same year…
Related actor: 8BASE
The Japanese Police has developed the tool to decrypt data encrypted by the Phobos/8Base #ransomware. The tool can be downloaded from the NPA's website and is free to use for ever…

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.