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: 2026-01-02 → 2026-01-08 UTC
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Observed events
143
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
85
59.4% of observed events
Active actors
27
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
9
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 23.8% of observed events.
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59.4% 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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3 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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9 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2026-01-08 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
27
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
28
Sectors represented this week
69

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
34 events · 11 leak indicators
Lynx
22 events · 9 leak indicators
Sinobi
16 events · 16 leak indicators
Akira
13 events · 6 leak indicators
PLAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Everest
4 events · 3 leak indicators
Gentlemen
4 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Vect 2 events
  • BlackNevas 1 event
  • Sicari 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States76
  • Qilin17 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Sinobi14 events · 14 leak indicators
  • Akira8 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Lynx8 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada7
  • Lynx3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
  • Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy7
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BrotherHood1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
  • Lynx3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
  • Lynx4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Poland4
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Malaysia3
  • Dire Wolf2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction14
  • Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing9
  • Lynx3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration6
  • Lynx3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Manufacturing4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Automotive3
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Civil Engineering3
  • Sinobi3 events · 3 leak indicators
Information Technology and Services3
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 44
  • 51-200 employees 44
  • 201-500 employees 20
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 10
  • 2-10 employees 6

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
Anubis Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2026-01-08
Leaknet Blog Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2026-01-08
Vect Higher Education Brazil Claim only 2026-01-08
Qilin Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2026-01-08
Qilin Primary and Secondary Education United States Claim only 2026-01-08
Qilin Information Technology and Services Italy Data leak 2026-01-08
Qilin Construction Germany Claim only 2026-01-08
Qilin Building Materials Spain Claim only 2026-01-08
Qilin Defense and Space Manufacturing United States Data leak 2026-01-08
INC Ransom Public Relations and Communications Services United States Data leak 2026-01-08
CL0P Food and Beverage Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2026-01-08
CL0P International Affairs United States Data leak 2026-01-08

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Brightspeed Investigating Cyberattack 2026-01-05
Related actor: Crimson Collective
US fiber broadband provider Brightspeed is investigating claims of a cyberattack after a notorious hacking group boasted about breaching its systems. The investigation was trig…
Leduc Country target of cybersecurity attack 2026-01-05
Leduc County said it was the target of a deliberate cybersecurity attack which disabled some of the county’s information technology (IT) systems. A news release issued Sunday a…

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.