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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: 2025-08-08 → 2025-08-14 UTC
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Observed events
112
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
69
61.6% of observed events
Active actors
22
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
10
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 28.6% of observed events.
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61.6% 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 7 observed events.
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3 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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10 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 2025-08-14 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
22
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
18
Sectors represented this week
54
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
32 events · 10 leak indicators
Qilin
26 events · 16 leak indicators
PLAY
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Sinobi
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
3 events · 3 leak indicators
Everest
3 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom
3 events · 3 leak indicators
INTERLOCK
3 events · 3 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Weyhro 2 events
- Anubis 1 event
- Run Some Wares 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States70
- Akira18 events · 9 leak indicators
- Qilin12 events · 7 leak indicators
- PLAY10 events · 10 leak indicators
- Sinobi9 events · 9 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK3 events · 3 leak indicators
- 3AM2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
Italy5
- Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- D4RK4RMY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
France3
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Algeria1
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia1
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil1
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction7
- Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services5
- Dire Wolf2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services4
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care4
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning3
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
Chemical Manufacturing3
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Weyhro1 event · 0 leak indicators
Farming3
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 40
- 11-50 employees 27
- 201-500 employees 9
- 501-1,000 employees 6
- 2-10 employees 5
- 1,001-5,000 employees 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAY | Telecommunications | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| PLAY | Software Development | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| PLAY | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| PLAY | Design Services | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| Qilin | Business Consulting and Services | Italy | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| Qilin | International Trade and Development | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| Akira | Architecture and Planning | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| Dire Wolf | Oil and Gas | Singapore | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| Dire Wolf | Legal Services | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
| Qilin | Construction | France | Claim only | 2025-08-14 |
| Akira | Architecture and Planning | United States | Claim only | 2025-08-14 |
| Akira | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-14 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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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.