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: 2025-11-03 → 2025-11-09 UTC
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Observed events
161
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
111
68.9% of observed events
Active actors
33
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
18
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 21.1% of observed events.
68.9% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
2 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
18 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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 2025-11-09 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
33
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
39
Sectors represented this week
70

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
34 events · 20 leak indicators
Akira
22 events · 18 leak indicators
Warlock
17 events · 9 leak indicators
CL0P
13 events · 11 leak indicators
INC Ransom
12 events · 4 leak indicators
NightSpire
10 events · 10 leak indicators
DragonForce
5 events · 5 leak indicators
INTERLOCK
4 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Warlock 17 events
  • WikiLeaksV2 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States74
  • Akira21 events · 17 leak indicators
  • Qilin18 events · 11 leak indicators
  • CL0P6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom5 events · 3 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Rhysida2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom8
  • CL0P4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Warlock2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Austria7
  • INC Ransom5 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada5
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
India4
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MyData1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy4
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain4
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia3
  • J Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction7
  • Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration7
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kryptos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice6
  • INC Ransom3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Warlock1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitality5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Legal Services5
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Mining5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 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 34
  • 11-50 employees 28
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 15
  • 2-10 employees 15
  • 201-500 employees 15
  • 501-1,000 employees 13

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
J Group Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Australia Claim only 2025-11-09
NightSpire Public Health Peru Data leak 2025-11-09
NightSpire Government Administration South Africa Data leak 2025-11-09
NightSpire Financial Services Nigeria Data leak 2025-11-09
Medusa Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2025-11-09
Qilin Financial Services United States Data leak 2025-11-09
Beast Mining Brazil Claim only 2025-11-09
Beast Government Administration Pakistan Claim only 2025-11-09
Beast Telecommunications United States Claim only 2025-11-09
Qilin Industrial Automation Canada Data leak 2025-11-09
Qilin Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Austria Claim only 2025-11-09
Qilin Packaging and Containers Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-11-08

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
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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.