In the third quarter of 2025 (July-September), Dragos identified 742 ransomware incidents affecting industrial entities worldwide, an increase from the 708 incidents documented in…
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: 2025-12-06 → 2025-12-12 UTC
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Observed events
204
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
122
59.8% of observed events
Active actors
36
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
11
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 24.5% of observed events.
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59.8% 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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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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11 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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4 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 2025-12-12 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
36
Leak sites online near report date
4
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
41
Sectors represented this week
74
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
50 events · 17 leak indicators
Akira
20 events · 14 leak indicators
Coinbase Cartel
19 events · 7 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
17 events · 17 leak indicators
Sinobi
13 events · 12 leak indicators
Kill Security
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Devman
8 events · 0 leak indicators
DragonForce
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Kill Security 10 events
- Abyss 1 event
- Embargo 1 event
- Leaknet Blog 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States80
- Qilin24 events · 9 leak indicators
- Akira12 events · 8 leak indicators
- Sinobi10 events · 9 leak indicators
- DragonForce5 events · 5 leak indicators
- INC Ransom4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Rhysida3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
United Arab Emirates10
- Coinbase Cartel10 events · 1 leak indicator
Canada9
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom8
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kazu1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
France7
- Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
India6
- Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Benzona1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Tengu1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil4
- World Leaks3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan4
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
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
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction9
- Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care8
- Devman2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kazu1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail7
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration6
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice6
- LeakedData2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 0 leak indicators
Architecture and Planning5
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civil Engineering5
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 57
- 51-200 employees 46
- 201-500 employees 25
- 501-1,000 employees 18
- 1,001-5,000 employees 10
- 2-10 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 |
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| Qilin | Investment Management | United States | Claim only | 2025-12-12 |
| ROOT | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2025-12-12 |
| Rhysida | Government Administration | United States | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| DragonForce | Architecture and Planning | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Akira | Truck Transportation | United States | Claim only | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Maritime Transportation | India | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Human Resources Services | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Retail Motor Vehicles | India | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Administration of Justice | Colombia | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Hospitals and Health Care | Saudi Arabia | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Financial Services | Peru | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
| Kill Security | Software Development | United States | Data leak | 2025-12-12 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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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…
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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.