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: 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-29 UTC
Choose a report date
Previous week
Observed events
250
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
114
45.6% of observed events
Active actors
43
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 12.8% of observed events.
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45.6% 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 14 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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2 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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88 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 2026-07-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
43
Leak sites online near report date
88
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
92

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
32 events · 9 leak indicators
Gentlemen
31 events · 0 leak indicators
Global Secret Group
31 events · 31 leak indicators
CRPxO
29 events · 29 leak indicators
ExfilSquad
15 events · 8 leak indicators
NightSpire
13 events · 12 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
11 events · 2 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Global Secret Group 31 events
  • ExfilSquad 15 events
  • Kill Security 3 events
  • Termite 2 events
  • Triple X 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States108
  • CRPxO26 events · 26 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group14 events · 14 leak indicators
  • Qilin12 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen9 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada13
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany11
  • SAFEPAY7 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA1 event · 0 leak indicators
France10
  • Gentlemen4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
India9
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Triple X1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina5
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain5
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 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.
Construction14
  • Genesis3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BravoX1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting13
  • CRPxO3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • RALord3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care11
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate9
  • Qilin4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • CRPxO2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance6
  • CRPxO2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing6
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Oil and Gas6
  • Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Money Message1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Retail6
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 60
  • 51-200 employees 56
  • 2-10 employees 34
  • 201-500 employees 18
  • 501-1,000 employees 17
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9

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
BlackNevas Plastics Manufacturing France Data leak 2026-07-28
Coinbase Cartel Software Development United States Claim only 2026-07-28
Gentlemen Sporting Goods Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-07-28
LockBit 5.0 Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-07-28
Chaos Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2026-07-28
CMD Organization Automation Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-07-28
DeadLock Mining Italy Data leak 2026-07-28
DeadLock Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Spain Data leak 2026-07-28
Akira Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Germany Claim only 2026-07-28
Booba Project Business Consulting and Services United States Claim only 2026-07-28
DeadLock Biotechnology Research Italy Data leak 2026-07-28
INC Ransom Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2026-07-28

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Chaos in Teams vishing 2026-07-28
Related actor: Chaos
Sophos analysts investigated a Microsoft Teams voice phishing (vishing) campaign tracked as STAC4749 that used a consistent set of IT-themed cloud domains and personas to gain rem…
Customer data security incident 2026-07-24
Origin Energy Limited (Origin) provides the following update on its data security incident. Origin can confirm there has been unauthorised access and disclosure of some custo…
Threat Intelligence Report: Qilin (Agenda) Ransomware 2026-07-23
Related actor: Qilin
The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium published a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Report on Qilin, also known as Agenda or Qilin Locker. Qilin is a double extortion Ransomware-as-a-S…

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.