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: 2025-07-18 → 2025-07-24 UTC
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Observed events
109
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
90
82.6% of observed events
Active actors
21
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
6
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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INC Ransom generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.5% of observed events.
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82.6% 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 8 observed events.
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6 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 2025-07-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
21
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
25
Sectors represented this week
60

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
INC Ransom
18 events · 18 leak indicators
Qilin
18 events · 15 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 6 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
World Leaks
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Cicada3301
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Lynx
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
4 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
No newly active actor families were detected using the 30-day lookback rule.

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States51
  • INC Ransom10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • Qilin10 events · 7 leak indicators
  • World Leaks5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Kawa40963 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
United Kingdom7
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium3
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil3
  • Cicada33012 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Turkey3
  • Dire Wolf2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction8
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Kawa40962 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civil Engineering5
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Accounting4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Business Consulting and Services3
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services3
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Manufacturing3
  • Qilin2 events · 2 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 32
  • 11-50 employees 29
  • 201-500 employees 17
  • 2-10 employees 6
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 5
  • 501-1,000 employees 4

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
Lynx Hospitality United States Data leak 2025-07-24
INC Ransom Medical Device United States Data leak 2025-07-24
INC Ransom Retail United States Data leak 2025-07-24
Qilin Public Safety United States Data leak 2025-07-24
Qilin Hospitality Spain Data leak 2025-07-24
Qilin Food and Beverage Manufacturing France Data leak 2025-07-24
Everest Law Practice United States Claim only 2025-07-24
Qilin Architecture and Planning France Data leak 2025-07-24
Akira Construction United States Data leak 2025-07-24
Akira Design Services Belgium Data leak 2025-07-24
Akira Law Practice United States Claim only 2025-07-24
Qilin Construction Australia Data leak 2025-07-24

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Unmasking the new Chaos RaaS group attacks 2025-07-24
Related actor: Chaos
Chaos is a relatively new RaaS group that emerged as early as February 2025. The Chaos group is actively promoting their cross-platform ransomware software in the dark web Russian…
#StopRansomware: Interlock | CISA 2025-07-22
Related actor: INTERLOCK
The Interlock ransomware variant was first observed in late September 2024, targeting various business, critical infrastructure, and other organizations in North America and Europ…
SWMH von IT-Sicherheitsvorfall betroffen – SWMH 2025-07-22
Stuttgart, 22. Juli 2025 Die Südwestdeutsche Medienholding (SWMH) ist von einem kritischen IT-Sicherheitsvorfall betroffen. Unbefugten Dritten war es kurzfristig gelungen, auf das…

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.