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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: 2026-01-29 → 2026-02-04 UTC
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Observed events
166
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
94
56.6% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
11
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.5% of observed events.
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56.6% 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 12 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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11 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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4 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 2026-02-04 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
4
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
35
Sectors represented this week
68
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
29 events · 10 leak indicators
Akira
26 events · 6 leak indicators
CL0P
23 events · 22 leak indicators
INC Ransom
12 events · 9 leak indicators
Gentlemen
8 events · 0 leak indicators
Everest
7 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
7 events · 6 leak indicators
Devman
6 events · 0 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Green Blood 2 events
- Linkc 2 events
- Morpheus 1 event
- Termite 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States85
- Akira20 events · 4 leak indicators
- Qilin9 events · 2 leak indicators
- PLAY7 events · 6 leak indicators
- CL0P6 events · 5 leak indicators
- Devman6 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom5 events · 4 leak indicators
- Everest4 events · 4 leak indicators
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada11
- CL0P9 events · 9 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom9
- CL0P3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Taiwan4
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hong Kong3
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy3
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction12
- Akira4 events · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting12
- CL0P5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Tengu1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing8
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate8
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice7
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services6
- INC Ransom3 events · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
- Benzona1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting4
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 48
- 51-200 employees 42
- 2-10 employees 22
- 201-500 employees 21
- 1,001-5,000 employees 10
- 501-1,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Security | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2026-02-04 |
| PLAY | Truck Transportation | United States | Data leak | 2026-02-04 |
| PLAY | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2026-02-04 |
| PLAY | Strategic Management Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
| Tengu | IT Services and IT Consulting | Taiwan | Data leak | 2026-02-04 |
| Green Blood | Government Administration | Senegal | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
| Anubis | IT Services and IT Consulting | United Kingdom | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
| Akira | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | Germany | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
| Akira | Accounting | United States | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
| Lynx | Wellness and Fitness Services | Switzerland | Data leak | 2026-02-04 |
| Akira | Construction | United States | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
| Akira | Warehousing and Storage | United States | Claim only | 2026-02-04 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Nitrogen Ransomware: ESXi malware has a bug!
2026-02-03
Related actor: Nitrogen
Because of this bug, the corrupted public key is used in the key exchange to encrypt each file. Normally, when a public-private Curve25519 keypair is generated, the private key is…
IT-Sicherheit | Hochschule Emden/Leer
2026-02-03
Hochschulen in Deutschland sind wie andere Organisationen täglich Angriffen auf ihre IT-Infrastruktur und Sicherheitssysteme ausgesetzt. Aus diesem Grund haben die Prävention, das…
In October 2023, CISA added a knownRansomwareCampaignUse field to KEV, designed to help organizations prioritize more effectively. Relying on KEV for prioritization is already a t…
Security Incident - Jänner 2026 | TU Wien
2026-02-02
Am 23. Jänner 2026 kam es zu einem Security Incident im Bereich des Netzwerks der TU Wien. In diesem Zusammenhang wurden Accounts kompromittiert. Zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt kann nich…
Related actor: Kazu
The International Online Crime Coordination Centre has been tracking the hacker following the breach.
"We're just mindful that we're still looking into this individual, and we…
VPS ransomware attack hits CloudCone, HostSlick via Virtualizor vulnerability. Customer data was permanently lost.
According to discussions in the LowEndTalk community, attacke…
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Britain Mayor Bobby Sanchez confirmed Friday that the “network disruption” the city’s police department was experiencing was due to a ransomware a…
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,…
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.