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: 2025-12-26 → 2026-01-01 UTC
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Observed events
102
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
64
62.7% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 21.6% of observed events.
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62.7% 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 7 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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1 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 2026-01-01 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
24
Sectors represented this week
46

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
22 events · 5 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
19 events · 19 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
9 events · 9 leak indicators
DragonForce
7 events · 7 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 1 leak indicator
PLAY
6 events · 6 leak indicators
BQTlock
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Devman
4 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • BQTlock 5 events
  • Gunra 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States40
  • Qilin10 events · 3 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Devman2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Leaknet Blog2 events · 2 leak indicators
Spain6
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom6
  • SAFEPAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany4
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Arab Emirates4
  • BQTlock4 events · 4 leak indicators
Canada3
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 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.
Construction7
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kazu1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality6
  • BQTlock4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Wholesale Building Materials4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civic and Social Organizations3
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing3
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Information Technology and Services3
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 24
  • 11-50 employees 19
  • 201-500 employees 12
  • 2-10 employees 9
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 8
  • 501-1,000 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
DragonForce Wholesale Building Materials United States Data leak 2026-01-01
PLAY Information Technology and Services United States Data leak 2025-12-31
Qilin Software Development United States Claim only 2025-12-31
Qilin Personal Care Product Manufacturing Turkey Data leak 2025-12-31
Qilin Construction United States Claim only 2025-12-31
INTERLOCK Real Estate United States Data leak 2025-12-31
Qilin Hospitals and Health Care Israel Claim only 2025-12-31
Qilin Information Technology and Services United States Data leak 2025-12-31
Qilin Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2025-12-31
INC Ransom Law Practice United States Claim only 2025-12-31
INC Ransom IT Services and IT Consulting Spain Claim only 2025-12-31
Trident Government Administration United States Data leak 2025-12-30

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.