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: 2025-11-23 → 2025-11-29 UTC
Choose a report date
Observed events
162
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
103
63.6% of observed events
Active actors
29
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
16
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 31.5% of observed events.
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63.6% 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 9 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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16 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
Coverage snapshot
As of 2025-11-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
29
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
31
Sectors represented this week
75
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
51 events · 28 leak indicators
Akira
28 events · 17 leak indicators
Gentlemen
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Sinobi
9 events · 9 leak indicators
INC Ransom
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Trident
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Payouts King
5 events · 3 leak indicators
ROOT
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Trident 8 events
- ROOT 5 events
- Benzona 2 events
- Blackout 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States80
- Qilin31 events · 19 leak indicators
- Akira23 events · 14 leak indicators
- Sinobi7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Anubis2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Payouts King2 events · 2 leak indicators
- ROOT2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada12
- Qilin6 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany8
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
- BrotherHood1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
India3
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- ROOT1 event · 1 leak indicator
Mexico3
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
- Everest2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom3
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Argentina2
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
- Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Tengu1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate7
- Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
- ROOT1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing6
- Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services6
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
- ROOT2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
- Qilin4 events · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting4
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 40
- 51-200 employees 32
- 201-500 employees 28
- 501-1,000 employees 15
- 2-10 employees 13
- 1,001-5,000 employees 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOT | Luxury Goods and Jewelry | Hong Kong | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| Qilin | Plastics Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| Qilin | Food and Beverages | United States | Claim only | 2025-11-29 |
| Qilin | Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| Qilin | Legal Services | Argentina | Claim only | 2025-11-29 |
| Qilin | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| BlackShrantac | Utilities | Indonesia | Claim only | 2025-11-29 |
| Qilin | Wholesale | United States | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| ROOT | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| ROOT | Financial Services | Japan | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| ROOT | Financial Services | India | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
| Trident | Telecommunications | United States | Data leak | 2025-11-29 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
No news articles were stored for this reporting 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.