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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: 2026-03-22 → 2026-03-28 UTC
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Observed events
173
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
107
61.8% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
15
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.9% of observed events.
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61.8% 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 9 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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15 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 2026-03-28 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
4
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
39
Sectors represented this week
76
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
31 events · 15 leak indicators
Gentlemen
23 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
21 events · 19 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 9 leak indicators
NightSpire
9 events · 4 leak indicators
DragonForce
8 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Payload
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- NetRunner 6 events
- BlackNevas 5 events
- Audit Team 3 events
- MNT6 2 events
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States72
- Akira14 events · 12 leak indicators
- Qilin12 events · 6 leak indicators
- PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
- INC Ransom7 events · 6 leak indicators
- DragonForce5 events · 5 leak indicators
- NightSpire3 events · 2 leak indicators
- ShinyHunters3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
France8
- Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada6
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- MNT61 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
- Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan6
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- NetRunner2 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain5
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
India4
- BlackNevas2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
South Africa4
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing7
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- MNT61 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitality6
- DragonForce2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development6
- ShinyHunters2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
- CipherForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing5
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackNevas1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing5
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 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.
- 51-200 employees 51
- 11-50 employees 37
- 201-500 employees 21
- 501-1,000 employees 13
- 1,001-5,000 employees 10
- 2-10 employees 9
Notable actor profile updates
Active actor records only.
New ransom note observed
BlackField
2026-03-28 UTC
Adding additional ransom note
New actor infrastructure / contact channel
Eraleignews
2026-03-28 UTC
Adding new Telegram username
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exitium | Mental Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-28 |
| NightSpire | Mental Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-28 |
| NightSpire | Telecommunications | Japan | Claim only | 2026-03-28 |
| Payload | Oil and Gas | Canada | Data leak | 2026-03-28 |
| Qilin | Construction | Spain | Data leak | 2026-03-28 |
| Coinbase Cartel | Software Development | United States | Claim only | 2026-03-28 |
| ShinyHunters | Government Administration | Belgium | Data leak | 2026-03-28 |
| Payload | Real Estate | United Arab Emirates | Data leak | 2026-03-28 |
| XP95 | Staffing and Recruiting | Ireland | Claim only | 2026-03-28 |
| Gentlemen | Government Administration | Panama | Claim only | 2026-03-27 |
| INC Ransom | Government Administration | United States | Data leak | 2026-03-27 |
| World Leaks | Hospitality | United States | Data leak | 2026-03-27 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office suffered a ransomware attack last week that knocked out the department’s computer systems, Lt. Adam Nicholson said Wednesday.
“We pretty mu…
A city school has been forced to close for four days after a cyber attack on its IT systems.
St Anne's Catholic School in Southampton messaged parents on Sunday to say its netw…
Like many organizations, Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids faces the risk of cybersecurity attacks. Recently, we experienced an attack that disrupted a portion of our network envir…
Related actor: Qilin
Am Donnerstag, 26. März 2026, wurde das IT-Netzwerk der Partei Die Linke Ziel eines schwerwiegenden Cyberangriffs. Dazu erklärt der Bundesgeschäftsführer der Partei Die Linke, Jan…
Related actor: PAY2KEY
In late February, Beazley Security's Incident Response team responded to a ransomware intrusion at a U.S. healthcare organization attributed to Pay2key, an Iranian government-link…
Le processus de double-extorsion est désormais bien installé dans les pratiques des cybercriminels. Ils lancent une attaque, volent des données à leur victime, en chiffrent, dépos…
A Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that the phishing botnet he managed was used to launch BitPaymer ransomware attacks against 72 U.S. co…
Related actor: Yanluowang
A Russian national was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks.
As 26-year-old…
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.…
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.