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: 2025-08-18 → 2025-08-24 UTC
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Observed events
120
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
93
77.5% of observed events
Active actors
23
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
9
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.8% of observed events.
77.5% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 10 observed events.
2 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
9 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 2025-08-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
23
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
29
Sectors represented this week
52

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
25 events · 19 leak indicators
Sinobi
24 events · 23 leak indicators
Akira
17 events · 9 leak indicators
DragonForce
14 events · 14 leak indicators
Beast
9 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Lynx
4 events · 4 leak indicators
World Leaks
3 events · 3 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 States73
  • Sinobi24 events · 23 leak indicators
  • Akira14 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Qilin11 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Beast6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Singapore3
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia2
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction10
  • Akira4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
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
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
Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice5
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Information Technology and Services4
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 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.
  • 11-50 employees 38
  • 51-200 employees 34
  • 201-500 employees 14
  • 2-10 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 8
  • 1,001-5,000 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
Akira Wholesale Food and Beverage Canada Claim only 2025-08-24
Qilin Wholesale United States Data leak 2025-08-24
Qilin Automotive Paraguay Data leak 2025-08-24
Sinobi Construction United States Data leak 2025-08-24
Qilin Construction United States Claim only 2025-08-23
World Leaks Security Guards and Patrol Services Singapore Data leak 2025-08-23
DragonForce Textile Manufacturing France Data leak 2025-08-23
DragonForce Facilities Services United States Data leak 2025-08-23
DragonForce Accounting Italy Data leak 2025-08-23
DragonForce Real Estate United States Data leak 2025-08-23
Qilin Construction Italy Data leak 2025-08-22
Qilin Food and Beverage Services Mexico Claim only 2025-08-22

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.

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.