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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: 2025-10-24 → 2025-10-30 UTC
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Observed events
183
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
130
71.0% of observed events
Active actors
40
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
21
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 23.0% of observed events.
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71.0% 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 18 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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21 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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1 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 2025-10-30 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
40
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
36
Sectors represented this week
72
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
42 events · 27 leak indicators
Akira
27 events · 21 leak indicators
PLAY
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Sinobi
10 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 6 leak indicators
NightSpire
6 events · 6 leak indicators
CL0P
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Devman
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- NightSpire 6 events
- CiphBit 3 events
- Leaknet Blog 1 event
- Metaencryptor 1 event
- Nitrogen 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States93
- Akira24 events · 20 leak indicators
- Qilin20 events · 13 leak indicators
- PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Sinobi5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Rhysida4 events · 4 leak indicators
- CL0P3 events · 3 leak indicators
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Genesis3 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada13
- Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Obscura1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France5
- RALord2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan5
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
- Beast2 events · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia3
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Poland3
- BlackField2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction18
- Akira4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate8
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackField1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payouts King1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice7
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackField1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail7
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RADAR1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing6
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas6
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 46
- 11-50 employees 39
- 201-500 employees 21
- 1,001-5,000 employees 17
- 2-10 employees 16
- 501-1,000 employees 16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obscura | Legal Services | Canada | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Qilin | Financial Services | Colombia | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Metaencryptor | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2025-10-30 |
| Sinobi | Hospitality | United States | Data leak | 2025-10-30 |
| Qilin | Dentists | Spain | Data leak | 2025-10-30 |
| BlackNevas | Advertising Services | Spain | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Qilin | Mental Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Qilin | Information Technology and Services | Canada | Data leak | 2025-10-30 |
| Qilin | Construction | United States | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Akira | Construction | Spain | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Akira | Architecture and Planning | United States | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
| Gentlemen | IT Services and IT Consulting | Malaysia | Claim only | 2025-10-30 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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2025-10-29
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aware of a cyber incident involving its hosted student management system, VETtrak (Plat…
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10)– On Saturday, the city of Gloversville announced it was hit by a ransomware attack. According to officials, a digital ransom note was discovered by the…
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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.