Coalition, a cyber insurance and security company, has published the findings of its 2026 Cyber Claims Report, showing that initial ransomware demands in 2025 increased significan…
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: 2026-03-01 → 2026-03-07 UTC
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Observed events
259
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
201
77.6% of observed events
Active actors
40
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
13
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.1% of observed events.
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77.6% 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 23 observed events.
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5 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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13 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 2026-03-07 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
40
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
39
Sectors represented this week
94
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
52 events · 32 leak indicators
DragonForce
25 events · 25 leak indicators
AiLock
22 events · 20 leak indicators
INC Ransom
21 events · 19 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
21 events · 21 leak indicators
Akira
17 events · 17 leak indicators
PLAY
17 events · 17 leak indicators
NightSpire
10 events · 7 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- AiLock 22 events
- FulcrumSec 4 events
- XP95 3 events
- Blackout 1 event
- Metaencryptor 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States130
- Qilin25 events · 17 leak indicators
- INC Ransom18 events · 17 leak indicators
- DragonForce16 events · 16 leak indicators
- AiLock15 events · 14 leak indicators
- PLAY14 events · 14 leak indicators
- Akira9 events · 9 leak indicators
- Genesis8 events · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire5 events · 3 leak indicators
Germany15
- Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
- AiLock1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Metaencryptor1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada11
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher2 events · 2 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France7
- Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain7
- Gunra2 events · 2 leak indicators
- XP952 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom7
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia4
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
South Korea4
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction23
- DragonForce10 events · 10 leak indicators
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice17
- INC Ransom6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- AiLock1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting13
- Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
- AiLock1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice8
- Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
- BlackShrantac1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- XP951 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing7
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage7
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration6
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing6
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vect1 event · 0 leak indicators
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 73
- 51-200 employees 58
- 2-10 employees 35
- 201-500 employees 23
- 501-1,000 employees 18
- 1,001-5,000 employees 13
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
FulcrumSec
2026-03-04 UTC
Added newly observed Tox ID and Telegram user
New vuln / TTP intelligence
INC Ransom
2026-03-06 UTC
Updating TTP and MITRE ATT&CK data
Recent signal samples
Selected weekly signals.
| Actor | Sector | Country | Leak proof | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qilin | Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-03-07 |
| Qilin | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
| Qilin | Construction | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2026-03-07 |
| Qilin | Construction | Colombia | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
| Qilin | Food and Beverage Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-03-07 |
| Chaos | Oil and Gas | United States | Data leak | 2026-03-07 |
| NightSpire | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2026-03-07 |
| Genesis | Business Consulting and Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
| Genesis | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
| Genesis | Law Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
| Genesis | Financial Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
| Genesis | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-07 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
'Cyber incident' prompts London's health unit to shut down phone lines, software systems | CBC News
2026-03-07
London's health unit has shut down a number of its systems in response to what it's calling a "cybersecurity incident."
In a news release issued Friday afternoon, the Middlesex…
Related actor: INC Ransom
INC Ransom is a financially motivated cybercriminal group that emerged in mid-2023. INC Ransom provides a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation to its affiliate network. Affili…
A cyber attack on Passaic County’s IT systems has investigators scrambling to fix it and learn what caused it.
According to officials, a malware attack is affecting the IT syst…
Related actor: BQTlock
The Halcyon Ransomware Research Center observed a call to action for pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian regime operators to move ransomware activity from Sicarii ransomware to Baqiya…
Related actor: Phobos
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Russian national pled guilty in federal court today to a charge connected to a ransomware conspiracy.
Evgenii Ptitsyn, 43, administered the sale, distri…
Related actor: FulcrumSec
American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to BleepingComputer that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business informa…
Ransomware Tightens Grip on CA & Consulting Firms; NAS Devices Emerge as Prime Target - The420.in
2026-03-03
Chartered Accountancy (CA) firms and consulting organizations across India are witnessing a sharp rise in ransomware attacks, with threat actors increasingly targeting Network Att…
Court blocks HSB's ransomware sub-limit in first-of-its-kind cyber ruling | Insurance Business
2026-03-03
A federal court has sent a clear message to cyber insurers: when an endorsement does not say what it means, courts will not fill in the gaps on the insurer's behalf.
In a rulin…
On 21 January 2026, CIG was targeted by a systematic and sophisticated attack, resulting in unauthorised access to some backup systems, including limited access to users’ personal…
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.