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: 2025-12-10 → 2025-12-16 UTC
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Observed events
206
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
116
56.3% of observed events
Active actors
40
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
3
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.4% of observed events.
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56.3% 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 15 observed events.
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7 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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3 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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3 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 2025-12-16 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
40
Leak sites online near report date
3
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
42
Sectors represented this week
86

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
42 events · 13 leak indicators
Sinobi
17 events · 1 leak indicator
SAFEPAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
Kill Security
12 events · 12 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 3 leak indicators
Devman
10 events · 0 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Coinbase Cartel
8 events · 7 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Kill Security 12 events
  • MintEye Team 5 events
  • Obscura 5 events
  • MS13-089 2 events
  • Abyss 1 event
  • Kairos 1 event
  • WALocker 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States87
  • Sinobi16 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin14 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira8 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • DragonForce6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • MintEye Team4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada10
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany10
  • SAFEPAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Payouts King3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BrotherHood1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom9
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
India6
  • Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MS13-0891 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia3
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction15
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services10
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MS13-0891 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care8
  • RALord2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MS13-0891 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting8
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Obscura1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage6
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MintEye Team1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Obscura1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators
Civil Engineering5
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MintEye Team1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice5
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • ROOT1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing4
  • Sinobi2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 57
  • 51-200 employees 52
  • 201-500 employees 26
  • 2-10 employees 15
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 12
  • 501-1,000 employees 11

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
INC Ransom Mining Australia Data leak 2025-12-16
World Leaks Legal Services United States Data leak 2025-12-16
World Leaks Law Practice United States Data leak 2025-12-16
CL0P Industrial Machinery Manufacturing India Data leak 2025-12-16
Sinobi Ground Passenger Transportation United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Construction United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Warehousing and Storage United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Entertainment Providers United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Accounting United States Claim only 2025-12-16
Sinobi Architecture and Planning United States Claim only 2025-12-16

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Prosper Notice of Data Breach - Prosper 2025-12-15
On September 1, 2025, Prosper discovered unauthorized activity on our systems. We acted quickly to stop the activity and enhance our security measures, and we began working with a…
5 lessons we learned from our ransomware attack 2025-12-13
As part of my role at DXC Technology, I oversee our security business, and I frequently deal with attacks on our customers. But on Saturday, July 4, 2020, as I was stepping out of…

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.