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: 2025-07-19 → 2025-07-25 UTC
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Observed events
110
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
81
73.6% of observed events
Active actors
23
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 15.5% of observed events.
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73.6% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 6 observed events.
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2 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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6 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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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 2025-07-25 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
23
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
58

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
INC Ransom
17 events · 17 leak indicators
Qilin
17 events · 16 leak indicators
Akira
10 events · 6 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Warlock
9 events · 2 leak indicators
Everest
6 events · 1 leak indicator
Lynx
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
4 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Warlock 9 events
  • Brain Cipher 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States43
  • INC Ransom9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Qilin9 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Akira4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Kawa40963 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom8
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kraken1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany6
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
France5
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium3
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Thailand3
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • 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.
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
Construction5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Legal Services4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting3
  • Akira1 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
Civil Engineering3
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 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.
  • 11-50 employees 28
  • 51-200 employees 23
  • 201-500 employees 18
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 7
  • 2-10 employees 7
  • 10,001+ 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
Arcus Media Manufacturing Thailand Claim only 2025-07-25
Kairos Legal Services United States Data leak 2025-07-25
Warlock Manufacturing India Data leak 2025-07-25
Brain Cipher Wholesale Building Materials Spain Claim only 2025-07-25
Akira Legal Services United States Claim only 2025-07-25
Akira Motor Vehicle Manufacturing United Kingdom Data leak 2025-07-25
Qilin Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-07-25
Everest Financial Services United Kingdom Claim only 2025-07-25
Everest Food and Beverage Services United States Data leak 2025-07-25
Global Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Spain Claim only 2025-07-25
DragonForce Legal Services United States Data leak 2025-07-25
Kraken Telecommunications Kuwait Claim only 2025-07-25

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.