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: 2025-08-11 → 2025-08-17 UTC
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Observed events
140
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
83
59.3% of observed events
Active actors
27
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
5
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.6% of observed events.
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59.3% 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 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.
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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 2025-08-17 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
27
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
28
Sectors represented this week
67

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Akira
26 events · 4 leak indicators
Qilin
25 events · 13 leak indicators
Warlock
20 events · 17 leak indicators
Sinobi
10 events · 10 leak indicators
PLAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Everest
6 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Beast
4 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Anubis 2 events
  • Weyhro 2 events
  • Apos Security 1 event
  • DATACARRY 1 event
  • Run Some Wares 1 event
  • Underground 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States73
  • Akira12 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin10 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Warlock10 events · 8 leak indicators
  • PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Sinobi8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • PEAR4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Beast3 events · 0 leak indicators
Germany10
  • Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom9
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Warlock2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • D4RK4RMY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada2
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Israel2
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 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
  • Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice8
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • D4RK4RMY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development6
  • Warlock3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
  • Warlock2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Apos Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing4
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration4
  • INTERLOCK2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services4
  • Dire Wolf2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 39
  • 11-50 employees 30
  • 201-500 employees 17
  • 501-1,000 employees 13
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10
  • 2-10 employees 8

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
Qilin Financial Services South Korea Claim only 2025-08-17
Everest Government Administration Canada Claim only 2025-08-17
Medusa International Trade and Development Brazil Data leak 2025-08-17
Medusa Retail Germany Data leak 2025-08-17
Beast Mental Health Care United States Claim only 2025-08-17
INC Ransom Accounting United States Data leak 2025-08-17
PEAR Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-08-16
Warlock Semiconductor Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-08-16
Akira Automation Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-08-16
Crypto24 Law Practice Germany Data leak 2025-08-16
D4RK4RMY Law Practice United States Claim only 2025-08-16
D4RK4RMY Facilities Services United States Claim only 2025-08-16

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Colt - Network Incidents 2025-08-15
Related actor: Warlock
We detected the cyber incident on an internal system. This system is separate from our customers’ infrastructure. We took immediate protective measures to ensure the security of o…
Kawabunga, Dude, You’ve Been Ransomed! | Huntress 2025-08-15
Related actor: Kawa4096
Thanks in large part to our customer base, Huntress sees a great deal of interesting activity, particularly from threat actors (but also from admins). Part of that activity includ…

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.