Q2 2025 features many of the threat actors Rapid7 observed in Q1, with the top four leak site post groups quite a ways out in front of the rest. Qilin leads the pack by some distance, with SafePay and Akira in second place, and Play in third position.
Lynx and INC Ransom lead the charge in the lower half of the chart, with DragonForce making its first appearance of the year alongside top 10 newcomers such as double extortionists NightSpire. In Q1 2025, there were 76 active ransomware groups. Out of those, 17 groups became inactive in Q2 2025, meaning they had no recorded leak posts in April, May, or June. These include (but are not limited to): 8base, BianLian, BlackBasta, Cactus, RansomExx, DarkVault, Zerolockersec, and CrazyHunter Team.
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Source: Rapid7
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