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: 2026-03-18 → 2026-03-24 UTC
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Observed events
172
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
115
66.9% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
17
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.3% of observed events.
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66.9% 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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Financial Services was the most represented sector in this window with 12 observed events.
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2 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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17 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 2026-03-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
36
Sectors represented this week
81

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
35 events · 13 leak indicators
Akira
27 events · 20 leak indicators
DragonForce
19 events · 19 leak indicators
Gentlemen
18 events · 0 leak indicators
World Leaks
9 events · 9 leak indicators
NightSpire
8 events · 6 leak indicators
PLAY
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Coinbase Cartel
6 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • MNT6 2 events
  • Nitrogen 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States87
  • Akira17 events · 10 leak indicators
  • Qilin17 events · 7 leak indicators
  • DragonForce13 events · 13 leak indicators
  • PLAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • World Leaks7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Chaos3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • NightSpire3 events · 3 leak indicators
France12
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • NightSpire2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy6
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan5
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Metaencryptor1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MNT61 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany4
  • Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
Colombia3
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
Philippines3
  • Payload2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Financial Services12
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • ShinyHunters2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CipherForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction10
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing7
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Metaencryptor1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MNT61 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing7
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate6
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development6
  • Coinbase Cartel3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration5
  • LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • World Leaks2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice5
  • LeakedData2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 51
  • 11-50 employees 47
  • 201-500 employees 22
  • 501-1,000 employees 13
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 12
  • 2-10 employees 8

Notable actor profile updates

Active actor records only.
New ransom note observed
Exitium
2026-03-24 UTC
Adding ransom note
New actor infrastructure / contact channel
PAY2KEY
2026-03-24 UTC
Adding Twitter/X account and new .pro domain
New vuln / TTP intelligence
INTERLOCK
2026-03-19 UTC
Adding newly abused vulnerability "CVE-2026-20131"

Recent signal samples

Selected weekly signals.
Actor Sector Country Leak proof Seen
INC Ransom Non-profit Organizations United States Data leak 2026-03-24
INC Ransom Education Administration Programs United States Data leak 2026-03-24
INC Ransom Financial Services United States Data leak 2026-03-24
Chaos Printing Services United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Construction United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Manufacturing United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Pharmaceutical Manufacturing United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Financial Services United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Accounting United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Golf Courses and Country Clubs United States Data leak 2026-03-24
PLAY Real Estate United States Data leak 2026-03-24
Qilin Mental Health Care United States Data leak 2026-03-24

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Extortion Group Claims It Hacked AstraZeneca 2026-03-24
Related actor: LAPSUS$
The hackers say they exfiltrated multiple types of sensitive enterprise data from AstraZeneca, including credentials and tokens, internal code repositories, and employee data.…
Ransomware Spotlight: Agenda - TrendMicro 2026-03-19
Related actor: Qilin
Its initial activity in July 2022 was observed to deploy Go-based ransomware that offered affiliates customizable builds for encryption behavior, file targeting, and ransom note p…

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.