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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: 2026-01-03 → 2026-01-09 UTC
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Observed events
131
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
79
60.3% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
9
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Lynx generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.6% of observed events.
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60.3% 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 11 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.
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1 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 2026-01-09 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
28
Sectors represented this week
69
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeLynx
23 events · 10 leak indicators
Qilin
23 events · 9 leak indicators
Akira
16 events · 8 leak indicators
Sinobi
16 events · 16 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
9 events · 9 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 4 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 States68
- Sinobi14 events · 14 leak indicators
- Qilin12 events · 7 leak indicators
- Akira10 events · 4 leak indicators
- Lynx8 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom4 events · 3 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK3 events · 3 leak indicators
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Everest2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada8
- Lynx3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 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
Germany6
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy6
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BrotherHood1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
- Lynx4 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain4
- Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
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.
Construction11
- Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing7
- Lynx3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- 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
Oil and Gas5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice4
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 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
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 40
- 11-50 employees 39
- 201-500 employees 20
- 501-1,000 employees 11
- 1,001-5,000 employees 10
- 10,001+ employees 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osiris | Chemical Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-01-09 |
| Anubis | Oil and Gas | Chile | Claim only | 2026-01-09 |
| Dire Wolf | Investment Management | United Arab Emirates | Data leak | 2026-01-09 |
| Dire Wolf | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | Canada | Data leak | 2026-01-09 |
| INC Ransom | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-09 |
| Akira | Truck Transportation | Canada | Data leak | 2026-01-09 |
| Akira | Textile Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-01-09 |
| Akira | Oil and Gas | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-09 |
| Lynx | Ground Passenger Transportation | Spain | Data leak | 2026-01-09 |
| 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 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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Brightspeed Investigating Cyberattack
2026-01-05
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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.