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: 2025-12-29 → 2026-01-04 UTC
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Observed events
99
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
64
64.6% of observed events
Active actors
23
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 27.3% of observed events.
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64.6% 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 9 observed events.
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1 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2026-01-04 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
23
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
25
Sectors represented this week
48

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
27 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
9 events · 9 leak indicators
INC Ransom
8 events · 2 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
7 events · 7 leak indicators
DragonForce
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Gentlemen
2 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Gunra 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States45
  • Qilin13 events · 5 leak indicators
  • PLAY11 events · 11 leak indicators
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Leaknet Blog2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain6
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Saudi Arabia3
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kazu1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Turkey3
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina2
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
  • Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kazu1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing6
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Information Technology and Services4
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • BQTlock1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Wholesale Building Materials4
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing3
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting2
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 32
  • 11-50 employees 24
  • 201-500 employees 10
  • 2-10 employees 8
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 7
  • 501-1,000 employees 4

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
Medusa Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2026-01-04
Qilin Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-01-04
Qilin Mining Turkey Claim only 2026-01-04
Qilin Machinery Manufacturing Australia Claim only 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Investment Management Malaysia Data leak 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Wholesale Building Materials Spain Data leak 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Medical Devices Turkey Data leak 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Biotechnology Research Malaysia Data leak 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Truck Transportation Argentina Data leak 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Accounting United States Data leak 2026-01-04
Dire Wolf Broadcast Media Production and Distribution France Data leak 2026-01-04
Sinobi Civil Engineering United States Data leak 2026-01-03

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.