Today, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), part of the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE), released its Ransomware Threat Outlook 2025 to 2027,…
Weekly intelligence
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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: 2026-01-23 → 2026-01-29 UTC
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Observed events
216
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
164
75.9% of observed events
Active actors
37
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
29
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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CL0P generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 25.5% of observed events.
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75.9% 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 16 observed events.
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7 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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29 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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3 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 2026-01-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
37
Leak sites online near report date
3
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
39
Sectors represented this week
81
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeCL0P
55 events · 55 leak indicators
Qilin
22 events · 7 leak indicators
INC Ransom
16 events · 16 leak indicators
NightSpire
15 events · 11 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 3 leak indicators
PLAY
11 events · 10 leak indicators
Tengu
11 events · 9 leak indicators
Sinobi
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- ShinyHunters 8 events
- Coinbase Cartel 4 events
- LynxR 3 events
- Abyss 1 event
- BravoX 1 event
- Money Message 1 event
- PEAR 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States101
- CL0P23 events · 23 leak indicators
- PLAY10 events · 9 leak indicators
- INC Ransom9 events · 9 leak indicators
- Akira8 events · 3 leak indicators
- Sinobi8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Qilin7 events · 3 leak indicators
- ShinyHunters7 events · 7 leak indicators
- NightSpire5 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada20
- CL0P15 events · 15 leak indicators
- Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LynxR1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom13
- Beast2 events · 2 leak indicators
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LynxR1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia11
- CL0P11 events · 11 leak indicators
Germany9
- Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Taiwan4
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Indonesia3
- Tengu2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LynxR1 event · 0 leak indicators
Philippines3
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction16
- CL0P3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Devman2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality11
- CL0P6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LynxR1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice10
- CL0P5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate9
- CL0P6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting8
- CL0P7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development8
- ShinyHunters3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Automotive7
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Tengu2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing7
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 73
- 51-200 employees 47
- 201-500 employees 28
- 2-10 employees 24
- 1,001-5,000 employees 11
- 501-1,000 employees 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beast | Education Administration Programs | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| Coinbase Cartel | Software Development | United States | Claim only | 2026-01-29 |
| Chaos | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| Akira | Construction | Ireland | Claim only | 2026-01-29 |
| Akira | Advertising Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-01-29 |
| Akira | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| INTERLOCK | Architecture and Planning | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| Akira | Software Development | United States | Claim only | 2026-01-29 |
| NightSpire | Advertising Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| Akira | Wholesale | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| Akira | Automotive | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-29 |
| Morpheus | Hospitality | Mexico | Claim only | 2026-01-29 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Ransomware crims have just lost one of their best business platforms. US law enforcement has seized the notorious RAMP cybercrime forum's dark web and clearnet domains.
RAMP, w…
Related actor: Sicari
A coding error, possibly introduced thanks to over-reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) vibe coding tools, has rendered an emergent strain of ransomware an acutely dangerous t…
Un ataque informático al servidor mantiene desde este lunes prácticamente paralizado el funcionamiento del Ayuntamiento de Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), según ha confirmado en las última…
What Happened: Like many other organizations, we recently identified unauthorized access to certain computer systems and immediately took steps to secure and protect your informat…
Germany's Dresden State Art Collections, or SKD which manages 15 museums and is among the oldest museum networks in Europe had its online ticket sales, visitor services, and shop…
Related actor: Insomnia
Enviro-Hub Holdings Ltd. has shared an announcement.
Enviro-Hub Holdings has disclosed that its group servers were recently hit by a ransomware attack, with an unknown party ga…
The report features insights from the Health-ISAC Ransomware Events Database, Indicator Sharing program, Physical Security, and Targeted Alerts initiative, showcasing the communit…
Alexandru M., a 44-year-old Romanian, was sentenced in Paris to 5 years in prison, of which 1 year is suspended, for his involvement in cyberattacks with the ransomware 'Umbrella'…
Related actor: INTERLOCK
Winona County was the victim of a ransomware attack this week, affecting computer networks and phone systems. Many of the county’s phone lines and at least some internal networks…
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.