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: 2025-10-25 → 2025-10-31 UTC
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Observed events
180
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
123
68.3% of observed events
Active actors
38
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
22
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 23.3% of observed events.
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68.3% 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 19 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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22 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 2025-10-31 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
38
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
37
Sectors represented this week
70

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
42 events · 29 leak indicators
Akira
28 events · 22 leak indicators
PLAY
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Sinobi
10 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
9 events · 9 leak indicators
BlackShrantac
6 events · 0 leak indicators
NightSpire
6 events · 6 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 2 events
  • 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 States92
  • Akira25 events · 21 leak indicators
  • Qilin21 events · 15 leak indicators
  • PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Sinobi5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • BlackShrantac4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Genesis3 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada11
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Obscura1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany6
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackField1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 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
Japan4
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia3
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil3
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Malaysia3
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Obscura1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction19
  • Akira4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice9
  • BlackShrantac2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackField1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate7
  • 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
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
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
Insurance5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 47
  • 11-50 employees 40
  • 201-500 employees 19
  • 2-10 employees 18
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 15
  • 501-1,000 employees 15

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
INC Ransom Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Algeria Data leak 2025-10-31
BlackField Retail Furniture and Home Furnishings Germany Claim only 2025-10-31
INC Ransom Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-10-31
Qilin Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-10-31
Qilin Insurance Canada Data leak 2025-10-31
Leaknet Blog Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-10-31
SAFEPAY Office Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2025-10-31
RADAR Construction Kuwait Data leak 2025-10-31
Akira Banking United States Data leak 2025-10-31
Qilin Sporting Goods United States Data leak 2025-10-31
BlackShrantac Accounting United States Claim only 2025-10-31
INC Ransom Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities Belgium Data leak 2025-10-31

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Response to cyber incident - ReadyTech 2025-10-29
17 October 2025 – ReadyTech Holdings Limited (ASX:RDY) (ReadyTech or Company), has become aware of a cyber incident involving its hosted student management system, VETtrak (Plat…
City of Gloversville hit by ransomware attack 2025-10-28
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…

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.