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: 2025-07-23 → 2025-07-29 UTC
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Observed events
123
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
78
63.4% of observed events
Active actors
26
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
8
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Beast generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 13.0% of observed events.
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63.4% 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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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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8 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 2025-07-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
26
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
26
Sectors represented this week
61

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Beast
16 events · 1 leak indicator
Qilin
14 events · 13 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 8 leak indicators
Global
11 events · 9 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Warlock
9 events · 2 leak indicators
Everest
6 events · 1 leak indicator
INC Ransom
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Beast 16 events
  • Warlock 9 events
  • Brain Cipher 2 events
  • Abyss 1 event
  • J Group 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States59
  • Beast11 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Lynx4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Everest3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Sinobi3 events · 3 leak indicators
Spain6
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackByte1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • Global2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom4
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
Belgium2
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
Czech Republic2
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 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
  • Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice6
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning4
  • Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Kawa40961 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Services4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services3
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care3
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services3
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 35
  • 51-200 employees 24
  • 201-500 employees 17
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 8
  • 2-10 employees 6
  • 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
Beast Architecture and Planning United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast IT Services and IT Consulting Czech Republic Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Architecture and Planning United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Insurance Bolivia, Plurinational State of Data leak 2025-07-29
Beast Construction Belgium Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Dentists United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Industrial Automation United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Law Practice Denmark Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Design Services United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Individual and Family Services United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-07-29
Beast Government Administration United States Claim only 2025-07-29

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Gunra Ransomware Emerges with New DLS - ASEC 2025-07-28
Related actor: Gunra
In April 2025, the Gunra ransomware DLS was newly discovered, and AhnLab analyzed the group’s activities based on this information. Gunra’s initial activities were identified o…
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…

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.