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: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-09 UTC
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Observed events
209
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
138
66.0% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
14
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 24.4% of observed events.
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66.0% 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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Real Estate was the most represented sector in this window with 13 observed events.
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2 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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14 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 2025-12-09 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
79

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
51 events · 27 leak indicators
Akira
26 events · 14 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
22 events · 22 leak indicators
Sinobi
13 events · 12 leak indicators
Coinbase Cartel
12 events · 1 leak indicator
SAFEPAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 9 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • LockBit 5.0 22 events
  • Embargo 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States85
  • Qilin24 events · 14 leak indicators
  • Akira18 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Sinobi10 events · 9 leak indicators
  • DragonForce5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Devman2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada14
  • Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Arab Emirates11
  • Coinbase Cartel10 events · 1 leak indicator
  • ROOT1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany8
  • SAFEPAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
France6
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom6
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kazu1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia5
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
  • World Leaks3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Real Estate13
  • Coinbase Cartel10 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • ROOT1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction11
  • Qilin6 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail9
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Benzona1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration7
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice7
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • LeakedData2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Legal Services7
  • Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning6
  • Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civil Engineering6
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SECUROTROP1 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 49
  • 201-500 employees 29
  • 501-1,000 employees 19
  • 2-10 employees 11
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 7

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
Sinobi Civil Engineering United States Data leak 2025-12-09
Sinobi Biotechnology Research Netherlands Data leak 2025-12-09
Sinobi Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry United States Data leak 2025-12-09
Leaknet Blog Hospitals and Health Care Cyprus Data leak 2025-12-09
Qilin Travel Arrangements Argentina Data leak 2025-12-09
Qilin Retail United Kingdom Data leak 2025-12-09
Devman Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2025-12-09
Devman Non-profit Organizations France Claim only 2025-12-09
Qilin Construction Singapore Claim only 2025-12-09
Qilin Retail Paraguay Claim only 2025-12-09
Qilin Law Firm France Data leak 2025-12-09
Genesis Staffing and Recruiting United Kingdom Claim only 2025-12-09

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
New BYOVD loader behind DeadLock ransomware attack 2025-12-09
Related actor: DeadLock
Talos observed that the threat actor deployed DeadLock ransomware as the payload in their attack. DeadLock ransomware has been active since as early as July 2025 and, unlike other…

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.