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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: 2026-04-03 → 2026-04-09 UTC
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Observed events
176
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
111
63.1% of observed events
Active actors
35
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 11.9% of observed events.
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63.1% 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 12 observed events.
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3 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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2 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 2026-04-09 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
35
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
43
Sectors represented this week
73
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
21 events · 11 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
21 events · 21 leak indicators
Gentlemen
20 events · 1 leak indicator
Qilin
15 events · 11 leak indicators
NightSpire
12 events · 7 leak indicators
LeakedData
11 events · 7 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 8 leak indicators
Coinbase Cartel
7 events · 2 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- TiMc 3 events
- BQTlock 1 event
- Cry0 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States63
- Akira18 events · 8 leak indicators
- Gentlemen6 events · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
- NightSpire4 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce3 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
- PLAY3 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom11
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy8
- LockBit 5.06 events · 6 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cry01 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany7
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- XP951 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia5
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- MNT61 event · 1 leak indicator
Egypt4
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction12
- LockBit 5.03 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- NightSpire2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice10
- LeakedData2 events · 2 leak indicators
- PEAR2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing8
- LockBit 5.03 events · 3 leak indicators
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance6
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- XP951 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care5
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- TiMc1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- TiMc1 event · 1 leak indicator
- XP951 event · 0 leak indicators
Oil and Gas5
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing5
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 44
- 51-200 employees 39
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1,001-5,000 employees 16
- 2-10 employees 10
- 501-1,000 employees 10
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
Kairos
2026-04-08 UTC
Adding new .onion domain, adding support email, mentioning SBU seizing old .onion domain in March 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeakedData | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| LeakedData | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Krybit | Technology, Information and Internet | South Africa | Claim only | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Construction | Japan | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Architecture and Planning | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Security and Investigations | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Legal Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-04-09 |
| Gentlemen | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | United Kingdom | Claim only | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Automotive | Germany | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Maritime Transportation | Chile | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
| Qilin | Education Administration Programs | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-09 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
A Dutch healthcare software vendor has been knocked offline following a ransomware attack, officials say.
ChipSoft's website went down on April 7 and remains unreachable at the…
WINONA COUNTY, Minn. (WKBT) -- Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order on Tuesday providing emergency assistance to Winona County following a cyberattack that began on Monday,…
Related actor: Anubis
April 6, 2026 (Brockton, MA) – Signature Healthcare and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident that has affected certain infor…
Related actor: Medusa
The financially motivated cybercriminal actor tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as Storm-1175 operates high-velocity ransomware campaigns that weaponize N-days, targeting v…
Related actor: Handala
St. Joseph County officials acknowledged a cyber attack by an Iranian-backed hacker group called Handala earlier this week.
County officials and council members held a news con…
Omax Autos Confirms Ransomware Attack, Operations Remain Unaffected | Whalesbook Corporate News
2026-04-04
Omax Autos Limited has confirmed a ransomware attack on its IT infrastructure, first detected on March 26, 2026. The company stated that while IT systems were affected, its core o…
An IT system used by schools across Northern Ireland has been targeted in a cyber attack, the Education Authority (EA) has said.
On Thursday, schools received a message that as…
The Uffizi Galleries in Florence have confirmed they were subject to a cyber-attack - but denied that the security systems protecting their famous works had been compromised.
T…
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.