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
Previous week Next week
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?

Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 31.5% of observed events.
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.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 9 observed events.
4 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
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 volume
Qilin
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.