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: 2025-11-29 → 2025-12-05 UTC
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Observed events
199
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
139
69.8% of observed events
Active actors
30
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
13
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 24.6% of observed events.
69.8% 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 16 observed events.
3 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
13 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
2 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 2025-12-05 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
35
Sectors represented this week
73

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
49 events · 25 leak indicators
Akira
26 events · 13 leak indicators
DragonForce
24 events · 22 leak indicators
Trident
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Devman
9 events · 6 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
9 events · 9 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
8 events · 8 leak indicators
INC Ransom
7 events · 7 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Trident 10 events
  • LockBit 5.0 8 events
  • ROOT 7 events

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States97
  • Qilin25 events · 16 leak indicators
  • Akira19 events · 8 leak indicators
  • DragonForce12 events · 10 leak indicators
  • PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Sinobi5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Genesis4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Devman3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada12
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany10
  • SAFEPAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia6
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Argentina3
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
Italy3
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
Mexico3
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction16
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RADAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services9
  • Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Devman1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing6
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Telecommunications6
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Trident1 event · 1 leak indicator
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage6
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Trident1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civil Engineering5
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
  • ROOT3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 56
  • 51-200 employees 43
  • 201-500 employees 28
  • 2-10 employees 14
  • 501-1,000 employees 13
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9

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
Anubis Truck Transportation Poland Claim only 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Media Production Germany Data leak 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Telecommunications Australia Data leak 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Accounting Canada Data leak 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Government Administration Germany Data leak 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Textile Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2025-12-05
Qilin Architecture and Planning United States Data leak 2025-12-05
DragonForce Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Hospitals and Health Care Australia Data leak 2025-12-05
SAFEPAY Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry Australia Data leak 2025-12-05
Qilin Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2025-12-05
ROOT Real Estate United Arab Emirates Claim only 2025-12-05

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time 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.