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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-10-01 UTC
Choose a report date
Previous week
Observed events
228
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
36
15.8% of observed events
Active actors
52
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Gentlemen generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 12.7% of observed events.
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15.8% 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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8 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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107 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 2026-10-01 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
52
Leak sites online near report date
107
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
48
Sectors represented this week
82

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Gentlemen
29 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom
17 events · 1 leak indicator
SAFEPAY
12 events · 9 leak indicators
Storm
12 events · 0 leak indicators
Lamashtu
10 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin
10 events · 1 leak indicator
Brain Cipher
8 events · 0 leak indicators
3AM
7 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Lamashtu 10 events
  • Global Cybernetic Collective 6 events
  • ULOSE 6 events
  • BlueWhale 3 events
  • NetRunner 2 events
  • Shiba 2 events
  • Morpheus 1 event
  • Payload 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States90
  • Storm11 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom10 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen9 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher8 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Wallstreet4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • 3AM3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 0 leak indicators
Germany10
  • Lamashtu4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • EMPERADOR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
France8
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
South Korea8
  • ULOSE6 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain7
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil6
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • EMPERADOR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom6
  • Wallstreet2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • n0n1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
South Africa5
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BLACKLOCKS1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • 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.
Construction19
  • Gentlemen6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Storm3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • 3AM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Aur0ra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care17
  • 3AM2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Cybernetic Collective1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting11
  • INC Ransom3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • EMPERADOR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • n0n1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
Accounting9
  • 3AM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Metaencryptor1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail9
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services7
  • ULOSE2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • n0n1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Legal Services6
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing6
  • INC Ransom2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Cry01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 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 63
  • 11-50 employees 51
  • 201-500 employees 20
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 18
  • 2-10 employees 16
  • 501-1,000 employees 14

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
EMPERADOR
2026-09-25 UTC
Adding observe email address
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
Booba Project Medical Practice United States Claim only 2026-10-01
Audit Team Machinery Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2026-10-01
RansomHouse Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Brazil Claim only 2026-10-01
Booba Project Government Administration Brazil Claim only 2026-10-01
Krybit Manufacturing Singapore Claim only 2026-10-01
INC Ransom Government Administration United States Claim only 2026-10-01
Akira Construction Ireland Claim only 2026-10-01
Akira Maritime United States Claim only 2026-10-01
Akira Accounting United States Claim only 2026-10-01
Shiba Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2026-10-01
Shiba Food and Beverage Manufacturing India Data leak 2026-10-01
REDACT Wholesale United States Data leak 2026-10-01

News and research context

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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.