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: 2026-01-31 → 2026-02-06 UTC
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Observed events
161
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
93
57.8% of observed events
Active actors
34
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
4
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 14.9% of observed events.
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57.8% 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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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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4 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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2 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 2026-02-06 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
34
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
37
Sectors represented this week
73

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
24 events · 12 leak indicators
Gentlemen
23 events · 1 leak indicator
Akira
19 events · 5 leak indicators
CL0P
11 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 8 leak indicators
DragonForce
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Everest
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Payouts King
7 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Green Blood 2 events
  • Linkc 2 events
  • Space Bears 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 States70
  • Akira11 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY7 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Qilin7 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Everest5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • CL0P4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Payouts King4 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada8
  • CL0P3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy6
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan6
  • Everest2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France5
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
  • Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
Taiwan4
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 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.
Construction11
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting9
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Devman1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice7
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing6
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
  • CL0P2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sinobi1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas4
  • Payouts King2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 42
  • 51-200 employees 39
  • 201-500 employees 23
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 15
  • 2-10 employees 13
  • 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
Everest Airlines and Aviation United States Data leak 2026-02-06
Sinobi Financial Services United States Data leak 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Airlines and Aviation Spain Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Security and Investigations Kenya Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Textile Manufacturing Hong Kong Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Chemical Manufacturing France Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Engineering Services Spain Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Advertising Services Thailand Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Broadcast Media Production and Distribution France Claim only 2026-02-06
RansomHouse Medical Practice United States Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Financial Services Jamaica Claim only 2026-02-06
Gentlemen Consumer Services Malaysia Data leak 2026-02-06

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Impostor ransomware actor 0APT triggers panic 2026-02-05
Related actor: 0APT
A new actor called 0APT is causing a stir after they launched a dark web leak site and posted a large number of major companies, both genuine and fake, triggering real incident re…
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…
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…

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.