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: 2025-09-20 → 2025-09-26 UTC
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Observed events
119
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
105
88.2% of observed events
Active actors
29
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 28.6% of observed events.
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88.2% 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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Real Estate was the most represented sector in this window with 10 observed events.
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4 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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2 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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2 tracked leak sites were still online as of the report date snapshot, giving useful context on current ecosystem churn and monitoring pressure.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2025-09-26 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
29
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
63

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
34 events · 29 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
Kill Security
12 events · 12 leak indicators
World Leaks
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Devman
5 events · 5 leak indicators
DragonForce
5 events · 5 leak indicators
INC Ransom
5 events · 3 leak indicators
Medusa
5 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Arachna 2 events
  • Embargo 1 event
  • J Group 1 event
  • Radiant 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States67
  • Qilin17 events · 15 leak indicators
  • PLAY10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • World Leaks7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Devman4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kill Security4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Lynx4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Medusa4 events · 3 leak indicators
Germany8
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
South Korea5
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Radiant1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada4
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
  • Arachna1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina1
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Real Estate10
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction8
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care4
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Investment Management4
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
Law Practice4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing4
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 32
  • 51-200 employees 24
  • 201-500 employees 19
  • 2-10 employees 12
  • 501-1,000 employees 9
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 8

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
DragonForce Legal Services United Kingdom Data leak 2025-09-26
Qilin Legal Services United States Data leak 2025-09-26
DragonForce Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-09-26
DragonForce Construction United States Data leak 2025-09-26
DragonForce Construction France Data leak 2025-09-26
DragonForce Real Estate Germany Data leak 2025-09-26
Medusa Technology, Information and Media United States Claim only 2025-09-26
Medusa Pharmaceutical Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-09-26
Medusa Telecommunications United States Data leak 2025-09-26
PEAR Telecommunications United States Data leak 2025-09-26
Devman Construction United States Data leak 2025-09-26
Devman Professional Services United States Data leak 2025-09-26

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.