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: 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-21 UTC
Choose a report date
Previous week
Observed events
258
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
51
19.8% of observed events
Active actors
47
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 18.2% of observed events.
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19.8% 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 19 observed events.
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5 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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102 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 2026-08-21 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
47
Leak sites online near report date
102
Threat actor profiles updated this week
6
Countries represented this week
47
Sectors represented this week
96

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
47 events · 13 leak indicators
Gentlemen
28 events · 0 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
27 events · 0 leak indicators
Storm
13 events · 1 leak indicator
INC Ransom
12 events · 3 leak indicators
SETTRA
10 events · 7 leak indicators
Titan
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Panzer
8 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • xpl0itrs 8 events
  • iah647 3 events
  • Eclipse 2 events
  • Audit Team 1 event
  • MS13-089 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States102
  • Qilin14 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf13 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Storm10 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira5 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom5 events · 1 leak indicator
Italy20
  • Titan9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany13
  • Qilin6 events · 4 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.02 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Aur0ra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
France11
  • Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.02 events · 0 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom10
  • Dire Wolf6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BravoX1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada7
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia4
  • Storm2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil4
  • BARRACUDA1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • EMPERADOR1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction19
  • Qilin6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services12
  • Dire Wolf2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackWater1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Orova1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development9
  • Dire Wolf6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • ShinyHunters1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payload1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate7
  • SETTRA2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • iah6471 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration6
  • EMPERADOR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Storm2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
Legal Services6
  • INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 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.
  • 51-200 employees 70
  • 11-50 employees 68
  • 201-500 employees 38
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 16
  • 2-10 employees 12
  • 501-1,000 employees 12

Notable actor profile updates

Active actor records only.
New ransom note observed
Global Secret Group
2026-08-18 UTC
Adding ransom not4e
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
Storm Printing Services United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Storm Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Storm Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Storm Construction United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Panzer Civil Engineering Italy Claim only 2026-08-21
Qilin Entertainment Providers United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Qilin Oil and Gas Mexico Claim only 2026-08-21
Akira Wholesale United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Qilin Entertainment Mexico Claim only 2026-08-21
Rhysida Medical Practice Canada Claim only 2026-08-21
Eclipse Biotechnology Research United States Claim only 2026-08-21
Qilin Mining France Claim only 2026-08-21

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Security Update - Baylor Genetics 2026-08-21
On or around June 15, 2026, Baylor Genetics identified suspicious activity within a limited portion of its information technology environment. We immediately secured affected syst…
C2Looper Backdoor Uses GitHub for C2 | ThreatLabz 2026-08-17
In July 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new Rust-based malware family that we track as C2Looper, which is likely leveraged by a ransomware-related threat actor. Furthermore,…
Notice of Data Breach, Heights Finance 2026-08-15
On May 7, 2026, Heights discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to a cloud-based platform hosted by a third party that we use to store certain customer data. This acti…

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.