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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: 2026-01-25 → 2026-01-31 UTC
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Observed events
196
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
133
67.9% of observed events
Active actors
33
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 23.0% of observed events.
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67.9% 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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4 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.
Coverage snapshot
As of 2026-01-31 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
33
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
71
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeCL0P
45 events · 44 leak indicators
Qilin
21 events · 5 leak indicators
INC Ransom
17 events · 14 leak indicators
NightSpire
12 events · 9 leak indicators
PLAY
12 events · 11 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 3 leak indicators
Tengu
11 events · 9 leak indicators
Sinobi
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Coinbase Cartel 7 events
- PEAR 4 events
- Abyss 1 event
- Money Message 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States95
- CL0P15 events · 14 leak indicators
- INC Ransom11 events · 10 leak indicators
- PLAY11 events · 10 leak indicators
- Akira10 events · 3 leak indicators
- Sinobi7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Qilin6 events · 2 leak indicators
- Devman5 events · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire4 events · 2 leak indicators
Australia12
- CL0P11 events · 11 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada12
- CL0P9 events · 9 leak indicators
- Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom10
- CL0P3 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hong Kong4
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
Taiwan4
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Thailand4
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 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
- CL0P4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Devman2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate11
- CL0P6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting10
- CL0P7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality8
- CL0P4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice8
- PEAR2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing8
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services6
- INC Ransom4 events · 2 leak indicators
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
Software Development6
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 58
- 51-200 employees 45
- 2-10 employees 27
- 201-500 employees 26
- 1,001-5,000 employees 12
- 501-1,000 employees 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC Ransom | Legal Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| Gentlemen | Hospitals and Health Care | India | Claim only | 2026-01-31 |
| Gentlemen | Manufacturing | Hong Kong | Claim only | 2026-01-31 |
| PLAY | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| PLAY | Renewables and Environment | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| PLAY | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| CL0P | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2026-01-31 |
| PEAR | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| Coinbase Cartel | Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing | France | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| Coinbase Cartel | Telecommunications | Indonesia | Claim only | 2026-01-31 |
| Coinbase Cartel | Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-01-31 |
| Gentlemen | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Taiwan | Claim only | 2026-01-31 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
The Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response brought utilities, industry experts, and government defenders together on Plum Island,…
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,…
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…
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.