On August 16, 2025, Data I/O Corporation (the “Company”) experienced a ransomware incident (the “Incident”) on certain of its internal IT systems. Upon discovery, the Company prom…
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: 2025-08-16 → 2025-08-22 UTC
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Observed events
145
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
111
76.6% of observed events
Active actors
26
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
10
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.2% of observed events.
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76.6% 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 9 observed events.
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2 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 2025-08-22 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
26
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
35
Sectors represented this week
62
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
25 events · 19 leak indicators
Sinobi
23 events · 22 leak indicators
Warlock
21 events · 18 leak indicators
Akira
17 events · 9 leak indicators
Beast
10 events · 0 leak indicators
DragonForce
10 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Lynx
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Kill Security 2 events
- RansomHouse 2 events
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States85
- Sinobi23 events · 22 leak indicators
- Akira15 events · 7 leak indicators
- Warlock10 events · 8 leak indicators
- Qilin9 events · 8 leak indicators
- Beast7 events · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR3 events · 3 leak indicators
- D4RK4RMY2 events · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
Germany8
- DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
- Warlock2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil3
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia2
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy2
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
- Akira4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
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
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing7
- Sinobi3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
- Warlock3 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Information Technology and Services5
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
- D4RK4RMY1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 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 38
- 11-50 employees 37
- 201-500 employees 15
- 2-10 employees 14
- 1,001-5,000 employees 13
- 501-1,000 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 | Construction | Italy | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| Qilin | Food and Beverage Services | Mexico | Claim only | 2025-08-22 |
| PEAR | Higher Education | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| INC Ransom | Medical Practice | Puerto Rico | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| INTERLOCK | Architecture and Planning | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| Akira | Facilities Services | Canada | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| Akira | Insurance | United States | Claim only | 2025-08-22 |
| Akira | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| Akira | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| Akira | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| DragonForce | Printing Services | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2025-08-22 |
| Beast | Consumer Services | United States | Claim only | 2025-08-22 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware | Trend Micro (US)
2025-08-21
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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.