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: 2025-08-13 → 2025-08-19 UTC
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Observed events
122
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
80
65.6% of observed events
Active actors
27
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
7
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Warlock generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.2% of observed events.
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65.6% 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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IT Services and IT Consulting was the most represented sector in this window with 6 observed events.
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7 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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7 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 2025-08-19 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
27
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
31
Sectors represented this week
66

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Warlock
21 events · 18 leak indicators
Qilin
17 events · 11 leak indicators
Akira
16 events · 6 leak indicators
Sinobi
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Beast
8 events · 0 leak indicators
Everest
6 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
4 events · 3 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Anubis 2 events
  • Apos Security 1 event
  • DATACARRY 1 event
  • Kill Security 1 event
  • RansomHouse 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 States59
  • Warlock10 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Sinobi9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Akira8 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Beast5 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • PEAR3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Anubis2 events · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom8
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Warlock2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
France5
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia2
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada2
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
IT Services and IT Consulting6
  • Warlock3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Apos Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice6
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • D4RK4RMY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing5
  • Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction5
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development5
  • Warlock3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning3
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration3
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Non-profit Organizations3
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 32
  • 11-50 employees 25
  • 201-500 employees 15
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 12
  • 501-1,000 employees 12
  • 2-10 employees 6

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
SAFEPAY Non-profit Organizations United States Data leak 2025-08-19
World Leaks Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-08-19
World Leaks Textile Manufacturing Japan Data leak 2025-08-19
Akira Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-08-19
Akira Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-08-19
Lynx Wholesale United States Data leak 2025-08-19
Beast Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-08-19
Beast Primary and Secondary Education Australia Claim only 2025-08-19
Qilin Research Services United States Data leak 2025-08-19
Kill Security Software Development Mexico Data leak 2025-08-19
Warlock IT Services and IT Consulting Austria Data leak 2025-08-18
Qilin Medical Practice United States Data leak 2025-08-18

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.