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: 2025-12-12 → 2025-12-18 UTC

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Observed events

224

Public claims in the selected week

Data leak indicators

129

57.6% of observed events

Active actors

Distinct groups with observed activity

Torrent-linked events

Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.9% of observed events.

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57.6% 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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8 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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1 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 2025-12-18 UTC.

Leak sites observed this week

Leak sites online near report date

Threat actor profiles updated this week

Countries represented this week

Sectors represented this week

Top active actors

By observed claim volume

Qilin

40 events · 15 leak indicators

Sinobi

27 events · 4 leak indicators

SAFEPAY

20 events · 20 leak indicators

Akira

12 events · 3 leak indicators

Devman

12 events · 0 leak indicators

Kill Security

12 events · 12 leak indicators

DragonForce

9 events · 9 leak indicators

Payouts King

9 events · 9 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
Kairos 1 event
Osiris 1 event
Termite 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 States97

Sinobi23 events · 3 leak indicators
Akira12 events · 3 leak indicators
Qilin11 events · 1 leak indicator
PLAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
SAFEPAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
DragonForce6 events · 6 leak indicators
INC Ransom4 events · 4 leak indicators
MintEye Team4 events · 0 leak indicators

Canada12

Devman2 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
SAFEPAY2 events · 2 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

Germany12

SAFEPAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
Payouts King3 events · 3 leak indicators
Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators

United Kingdom8

DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

India7

Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators

France5

Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator

Italy5

Sinobi2 events · 1 leak indicator
Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
MS13-0891 event · 1 leak indicator

Spain4

Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.

Construction15

PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
Sinobi2 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator

Legal Services11

DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
MS13-0891 event · 1 leak indicator
Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators
World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator

IT Services and IT Consulting9

BlackShrantac2 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
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 Storage8

Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
MintEye Team1 event · 0 leak indicators
Obscura1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators

Civil Engineering7

Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
MintEye Team1 event · 0 leak indicators
Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator

Hospitals and Health Care7

Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
MS13-0891 event · 0 leak indicators
RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sinobi1 event · 0 leak indicators
Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator

Real Estate6

Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
Sinobi2 events · 1 leak indicator
Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator

Government Administration5

Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.

11-50 employees 60
51-200 employees 58
201-500 employees 28
2-10 employees 22
501-1,000 employees 12
1,001-5,000 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
Sinobi	Real Estate	United States	Data leak	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Civil Engineering	United States	Data leak	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	United States	Data leak	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Manufacturing	Italy	Data leak	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Religious Institutions	Canada	Claim only	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Real Estate	India	Claim only	2025-12-18
INC Ransom	Construction	United States	Data leak	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Architecture and Planning	United States	Claim only	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Non-profit Organizations	United States	Claim only	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Machinery Manufacturing	United States	Claim only	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Engineering Services	United States	Claim only	2025-12-18
Sinobi	Law Firm	United States	Claim only	2025-12-18

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.

Minersville School District continues to probe ransomware attack – Pottsville Republican Herald 2025-12-18

The Minersville School District on Wednesday continued to investigate a ransomware attack that forced it to close schools for two days so far and left the district unable to acces…

Cyberattack results in information breach at Nunavik health centre | CBC News 2025-12-18

Officials at the Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre (UTHC) in Kuujjuaq, Que., say a cyberattack in November compromised some client and staff information. Early analyses "indicat…

Ombudsman IT systems taken offline after ransomware attack as data may have been accessed 2025-12-18

THE OFFICE OF the Ombudsman has taken its IT systems offline after being targeted in a “financially motivated” ransomware attack, with investigators operating on the basis that da…

Notice Concerning Ransomware Incident at Consolidated Subsidiary - Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg.Co.,Ltd. 2025-12-17

We hereby announce that our local subsidiary in Vietnam, DAINICHI COLOR VIETNAM CO., LTD. (the “Subsidiary”), has experienced unauthorized access by a third party, resulting in a…

Notification of Data Security Incident – Fieldtex Products Inc. 2025-12-17

[11/20/2025] – Fieldtex Products, Inc. (“Fieldtex”) has become aware of a data security incident that may have impacted certain protected health information. Fieldtex is a medical…

React2Shell used as initial access vector for Weaxor ransomware deployment 2025-12-16

Related actor: Weaxor

Immediately after the threat actor gained access to our client’s network on 5 December 2025, they ran an obfuscated PowerShell command, which established command and control (C2)…

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…

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million | TechCrunch 2025-12-15

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million At least 5.6 million people had their names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers stole…

Dextra schliesst Aufarbeitung des Datenschutzvorfalls ab - Dextra Rechtsschutz 2025-12-15

Am 27. November 2025 haben wir über die Identifikation eines Datenschutzvorfalls informiert. Inzwischen wurde dieser umfassend analysiert und vollständig aufgearbeitet. Die Ursach…

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.