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: 2025-10-26 → 2025-11-01 UTC
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Observed events
182
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
130
71.4% of observed events
Active actors
41
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
20
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.3% of observed events.
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71.4% 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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20 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 2025-11-01 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
41
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
70

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
37 events · 27 leak indicators
Akira
26 events · 20 leak indicators
PLAY
15 events · 15 leak indicators
Sinobi
10 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Devman
7 events · 6 leak indicators
BlackShrantac
6 events · 0 leak indicators
NightSpire
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • NightSpire 6 events
  • CiphBit 3 events
  • Leaknet Blog 3 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 States91
  • Akira23 events · 19 leak indicators
  • Qilin18 events · 14 leak indicators
  • PLAY12 events · 12 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
Japan5
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
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

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 · 2 leak indicators
  • 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
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • 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
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice7
  • BlackShrantac2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 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
Manufacturing6
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 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
Accounting5
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 52
  • 11-50 employees 37
  • 201-500 employees 18
  • 2-10 employees 17
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 15
  • 501-1,000 employees 14

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
Leaknet Blog Accounting United States Data leak 2025-11-01
PLAY Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-11-01
PLAY Packaging and Containers Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-11-01
PLAY Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-11-01
PLAY Sporting Goods Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-11-01
Qilin Construction United States Data leak 2025-11-01
World Leaks Manufacturing United Kingdom Data leak 2025-11-01
World Leaks Plastics Manufacturing Japan Data leak 2025-11-01
World Leaks IT Services and IT Consulting Spain Data leak 2025-11-01
Obscura Packaging and Containers Singapore Data leak 2025-11-01
3AM Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Peru Data leak 2025-11-01
INC Ransom Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Algeria 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.