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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: 2026-03-28 → 2026-04-03 UTC
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Observed events
243
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
157
64.6% of observed events
Active actors
40
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
6
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 9.5% of observed events.
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64.6% 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 13 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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6 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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1 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 2026-04-03 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
40
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
47
Sectors represented this week
91
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
23 events · 15 leak indicators
Gentlemen
22 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin
20 events · 7 leak indicators
DragonForce
18 events · 16 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
18 events · 18 leak indicators
NightSpire
17 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
14 events · 13 leak indicators
ATTACKER
13 events · 11 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- ATTACKER 13 events
- Krybit 3 events
- BQTlock 1 event
- Sarcoma 1 event
- SECUROTROP 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States103
- Akira21 events · 13 leak indicators
- DragonForce10 events · 8 leak indicators
- ATTACKER9 events · 8 leak indicators
- Qilin9 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Genesis7 events · 0 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Leaknet Blog4 events · 4 leak indicators
Germany9
- Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy9
- LockBit 5.05 events · 5 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom9
- PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France8
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada7
- ATTACKER2 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
Austria4
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction13
- LockBit 5.03 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ATTACKER1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing9
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Crypto241 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance9
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice9
- INC Ransom4 events · 4 leak indicators
- LeakedData2 events · 2 leak indicators
- ATTACKER1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing8
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting7
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ATTACKER1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate6
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ATTACKER1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 68
- 11-50 employees 54
- 201-500 employees 26
- 501-1,000 employees 17
- 2-10 employees 14
- 1,001-5,000 employees 13
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
NightSpire
2026-03-31 UTC
Adding new email addresses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC Ransom | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| INC Ransom | Radio and Television Broadcasting | Slovenia | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| INC Ransom | Civil Engineering | Germany | Claim only | 2026-04-03 |
| LockBit 5.0 | Manufacturing | Romania | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| Akira | Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-04-03 |
| Akira | Insurance | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| Akira | Printing Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-04-03 |
| LockBit 5.0 | Non-profit Organizations | Italy | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| LockBit 5.0 | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Australia | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| LockBit 5.0 | Retail | Italy | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| LockBit 5.0 | Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing | Portugal | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
| LockBit 5.0 | Insurance | Italy | Data leak | 2026-04-03 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: Yurei
Active since September 2025, Yurei is a double extortion ransomware campaign. The operators run their own Tor data leak site with a low number of victims listed at the time of wri…
On March 28, 2026, Hasbro, Inc. (the "Company") identified unauthorized access to the Company's network. Upon discovery, the Company promptly activated its security incident respo…
Related actor: REvil
Weiterer Erfolg im Kampf gegen die organisierte Cyberkriminalität: Mutmaßlicher Kopf und mutmaßlicher Programmierer der Ransomware-Gruppen „GandCrab“ und „REvil“ identifiziert – w…
Patient data potentially disclosed in Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital cyber-attack | cbs19.tv
2026-04-01
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — A security breach may have disclosed medical information of patients with Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital (NMH).
According to NMH, the system became aware of…
Cota Co., Ltd., a TSE Prime Market–listed company based in Kyoto Prefecture and active in the consumer and cosmetics-related field, reported a significant disruption to its intern…
Related actor: Qilin
According to the GD, prior to August last year, the Qilin ransomware group, LockBit 5.0, and other unidentified cybercriminals sent a malicious phishing link to the official email…
Click on link led to NSP data breach: report
2026-03-29
The Nova Scotia Power malware attack was caused by an employee visiting a compromised website, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada revealed Thursday.
On…
On March 16, 2026, CareCloud, Inc. (the "Company") experienced a temporary network disruption in its CareCloud Health division that partially impacted the functionality and data a…
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…
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.