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: 2025-08-15 → 2025-08-21 UTC
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Observed events
156
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
116
74.4% of observed events
Active actors
31
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
6
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 15.4% of observed events.
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74.4% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 9 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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6 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 2025-08-21 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
31
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
37
Sectors represented this week
66

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
24 events · 17 leak indicators
Sinobi
24 events · 23 leak indicators
Warlock
21 events · 18 leak indicators
Akira
13 events · 5 leak indicators
Beast
9 events · 0 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Everest
6 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Kill Security 2 events
  • RansomHouse 2 events
  • Apos Security 1 event
  • DATACARRY 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 States85
  • Sinobi24 events · 23 leak indicators
  • Akira12 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Warlock10 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Qilin9 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Beast5 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • D4RK4RMY2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
Germany11
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom8
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Warlock2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil3
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
  • DATACARRY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
South Korea3
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators
Belgium2
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitals and Health Care9
  • Sinobi3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Global2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction8
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting8
  • Warlock3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Apos Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing7
  • Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing7
  • Sinobi3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Information Technology and Services5
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 42
  • 11-50 employees 38
  • 201-500 employees 21
  • 501-1,000 employees 14
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 13
  • 2-10 employees 13

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 Retail Apparel and Fashion United States Claim only 2025-08-21
DragonForce Security and Investigations United States Data leak 2025-08-21
DragonForce IT Services and IT Consulting Canada Data leak 2025-08-21
DragonForce Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2025-08-21
DragonForce Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2025-08-21
DragonForce Information Technology and Services United States Data leak 2025-08-21
DragonForce Medical Practice Germany Data leak 2025-08-21
DragonForce Information Technology and Services Portugal Data leak 2025-08-21
Qilin Construction United States Data leak 2025-08-21
Beast Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-08-21
Leaknet Blog Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-08-21
Qilin Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2025-08-21

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.