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: 2025-09-08 → 2025-09-14 UTC
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Observed events
146
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
80
54.8% of observed events
Active actors
30
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
7
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Gentlemen generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 21.9% of observed events.
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54.8% 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 13 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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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 2025-09-14 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
33
Sectors represented this week
75

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Gentlemen
32 events · 8 leak indicators
Qilin
21 events · 12 leak indicators
Akira
17 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
16 events · 15 leak indicators
Everest
8 events · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security
8 events · 8 leak indicators
INC Ransom
7 events · 6 leak indicators
RADAR
5 events · 5 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Gentlemen 32 events
  • RADAR 5 events
  • Abyss 1 event
  • Daixin 1 event
  • MedusaLocker 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States65
  • PLAY16 events · 15 leak indicators
  • Akira14 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin7 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Kill Security5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx2 events · 0 leak indicators
France9
  • Gentlemen4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RADAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
South Korea8
  • Qilin7 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada6
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
India4
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Yurei1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy4
  • Everest4 events · 0 leak indicators
Spain4
  • BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Thailand4
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction13
  • PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Yurei1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services9
  • Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RADAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Investment Management5
  • Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gunra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance4
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Higher Education3
  • Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 44
  • 11-50 employees 36
  • 201-500 employees 20
  • 2-10 employees 15
  • 501-1,000 employees 11
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 7

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 Financial Services South Korea Data leak 2025-09-14
Qilin Investment Management South Korea Claim only 2025-09-14
Qilin Financial Services South Korea Claim only 2025-09-14
Qilin Investment Management South Korea Claim only 2025-09-14
Qilin Investment Management South Korea Data leak 2025-09-14
Qilin Investment Management South Korea Claim only 2025-09-14
Qilin Investment Management South Korea Claim only 2025-09-14
Everest Legal Services Italy Claim only 2025-09-14
Everest Law Practice Italy Claim only 2025-09-14
Everest Law Practice Italy Claim only 2025-09-14
MedusaLocker Oil and Gas United States Claim only 2025-09-14
Everest Personal Care Product Manufacturing France Claim only 2025-09-14

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Yurei & The Ghost of Open Source Ransomware 2025-09-12
Related actor: Yurei
Check Point Research discovered a new ransomware group on September 5. The group calls themselves Yurei (a sort of spirit in Japanese folklore), and initially listed one victim, a…
Statement on Cyber Incident | JLR Media Newsroom 2025-09-10
Since we became aware of the cyber incident, we have been working around the clock, alongside third‑party cybersecurity specialists, to restart our global applications in a contro…

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.