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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: 2025-09-03 → 2025-09-09 UTC
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Observed events
113
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
70
61.9% of observed events
Active actors
26
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
8
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Lynx generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 15.0% of observed events.
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61.9% 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 10 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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8 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 2025-09-09 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
26
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
59
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeLynx
17 events · 1 leak indicator
PLAY
16 events · 15 leak indicators
Akira
14 events · 8 leak indicators
Qilin
13 events · 8 leak indicators
INC Ransom
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Kill Security
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Everest
5 events · 0 leak indicators
PEAR
4 events · 3 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- MyData 3 events
- Yurei 3 events
- LeakedData 2 events
- Cicada3301 1 event
- RALord 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States66
- PLAY16 events · 15 leak indicators
- Akira10 events · 5 leak indicators
- Lynx10 events · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Qilin7 events · 5 leak indicators
- PEAR4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
Germany5
- Lynx2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
- Lynx2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
India4
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Yurei1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain4
- BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Colombia2
- Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
Peru2
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Puerto Rico2
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- MyData1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction10
- PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Lynx2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Yurei1 event · 0 leak indicators
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
- LeakedData2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development5
- Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- MyData1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing4
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Warlock1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas4
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- MyData1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
Chemical Manufacturing3
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civil Engineering3
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 41
- 11-50 employees 27
- 501-1,000 employees 12
- 1,001-5,000 employees 9
- 201-500 employees 9
- 2-10 employees 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAY | Building Materials | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Airlines and Aviation | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Technology, Information and Internet | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Financial Services | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
| PLAY | Consumer Services | United States | Data leak | 2025-09-09 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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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.