Sumitomo Metal Mining has disclosed that its Philippine nickel smelting subsidiary, Coral Bay Nickel Corporation, suffered a ransomware attack in which two servers were encrypted…
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: 2026-04-04 → 2026-04-10 UTC
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Observed events
144
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
89
61.8% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Gentlemen generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 13.9% 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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Law Practice was the most represented sector in this window with 10 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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1 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 2026-04-10 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
39
Sectors represented this week
65
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
20 events · 1 leak indicator
Qilin
18 events · 13 leak indicators
Akira
16 events · 12 leak indicators
LeakedData
9 events · 6 leak indicators
DragonForce
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Coinbase Cartel
7 events · 2 leak indicators
PEAR
7 events · 7 leak indicators
INC Ransom
6 events · 5 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- TiMc 3 events
- Cry0 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States58
- Akira13 events · 9 leak indicators
- PEAR7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Gentlemen6 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom4 events · 3 leak indicators
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
- PLAY3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom10
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- TiMc1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada5
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- MNT61 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- TiMc1 event · 1 leak indicator
- XP951 event · 0 leak indicators
Taiwan4
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Egypt3
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- 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.
Law Practice10
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
- PEAR2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Beast1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction8
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care6
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 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
Manufacturing5
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
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
Automation Machinery Manufacturing4
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Medical Practice4
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 40
- 51-200 employees 28
- 1,001-5,000 employees 16
- 201-500 employees 16
- 2-10 employees 10
- 501-1,000 employees 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qilin | Defense and Space Manufacturing | Turkey | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| Qilin | Wholesale Building Materials | Australia | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| Qilin | Wholesale | Canada | Claim only | 2026-04-10 |
| INC Ransom | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| Akira | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| PEAR | Religious Institutions | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| PEAR | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| Akira | Information Technology and Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| AiLock | Civil Engineering | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
| XP95 | Wellness and Fitness Services | Kenya | Claim only | 2026-04-10 |
| INC Ransom | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-04-10 |
| LeakedData | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-04-10 |
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.