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: 2025-07-25 → 2025-07-31 UTC
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Observed events
153
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
99
64.7% of observed events
Active actors
30
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
5
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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PEAR generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 11.8% of observed events.
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64.7% 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 10 observed events.
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8 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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5 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 2025-07-31 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
60

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
PEAR
18 events · 18 leak indicators
Beast
16 events · 3 leak indicators
Global
12 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Qilin
10 events · 8 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Warlock
9 events · 2 leak indicators
Akira
6 events · 5 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • PEAR 18 events
  • Beast 16 events
  • Warlock 9 events
  • J Group 4 events
  • BQTlock 2 events
  • Brain Cipher 2 events
  • Abyss 1 event
  • Leaknet Blog 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States80
  • PEAR15 events · 15 leak indicators
  • Beast11 events · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Akira4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Everest4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
Italy6
  • Global2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain5
  • 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
Canada3
  • BlackByte1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom3
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia2
  • FSOCIETY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction10
  • Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PEAR2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice7
  • PEAR2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • WALocker1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate6
  • FSOCIETY2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackByte1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackByte1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Food and Beverage Services5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 39
  • 51-200 employees 29
  • 2-10 employees 17
  • 201-500 employees 17
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10
  • 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
DragonForce Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2025-07-31
PEAR Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Financial Services United States Data leak 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Construction Germany Data leak 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-07-31
J Group Staffing and Recruiting United Kingdom Claim only 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Marketing Services United States Data leak 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Religious Institutions United States Data leak 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Construction United States Data leak 2025-07-31
INC Ransom Food and Beverage Services United States Data leak 2025-07-31
PLAY Engineering Services United States Data leak 2025-07-31
PLAY Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-07-31

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Decrypted: FunkSec Ransomware 2025-07-30
Related actor: Funksec
Researchers at Avast developed a decryptor for the FunkSec ransomware. We have been cooperating with law-enforcement agencies to help victims decrypt files for free. Because the r…
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…

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.