May 1, 2026 – This release updates the December 19, 2025 media notice from Mitchell County (the “County”) regarding its October ransomware attack. Mitchell County has completed it…
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: 2026-04-27 → 2026-05-03 UTC
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Observed events
164
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
107
65.2% of observed events
Active actors
35
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.3% of observed events.
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65.2% 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 11 observed events.
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7 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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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 2026-05-03 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
38
Sectors represented this week
70
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
30 events · 12 leak indicators
DragonForce
12 events · 12 leak indicators
Gentlemen
12 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Eraleignews
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Everest
8 events · 7 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
8 events · 8 leak indicators
World Leaks
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Aur0ra 7 events
- CMD Organization 3 events
- CL0P 1 event
- Kill Security 1 event
- RADAR 1 event
- Rhysida 1 event
- SecP0 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States79
- Qilin16 events · 6 leak indicators
- DragonForce10 events · 10 leak indicators
- INC Ransom7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Everest6 events · 5 leak indicators
- Aur0ra5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Payouts King5 events · 4 leak indicators
- ShinyHunters5 events · 2 leak indicators
- World Leaks3 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada8
- Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy6
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Indonesia3
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan3
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Philippines3
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction11
- Qilin5 events · 2 leak indicators
- CMD Organization2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate8
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail7
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting6
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice6
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- World Leaks1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services5
- Everest2 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ShinyHunters1 event · 0 leak indicators
Insurance5
- Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- 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 43
- 11-50 employees 32
- 201-500 employees 22
- 1,001-5,000 employees 19
- 2-10 employees 11
- 10,001+ employees 9
Notable actor profile updates
Active actor records only.
New ransom note observed
Exitium
2026-04-27 UTC
Adding newly observed ransom note, shared by ESET research. Thank you!
New actor infrastructure / contact channel
No infrastructure/contact-channel change logged in this reporting window.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentlemen | Manufacturing | Turkey | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| Gentlemen | Retail Groceries | Turkey | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| Gentlemen | Financial Services | Peru | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| Gentlemen | Government Administration | Papua New Guinea | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| Gentlemen | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Sweden | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| ShinyHunters | E-Learning Providers | United States | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| ShinyHunters | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-03 |
| M3rx | Consumer Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| M3rx | IT Services and IT Consulting | Germany | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| M3rx | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-05-03 |
| Everest | IT Services and IT Consulting | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-03 |
| Qilin | Design Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-02 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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2026-05-03
Related actor: Sorry
A new disclosed cPanel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-41940 is being mass-exploited to breach websites and encrypt data in "Sorry" ransomware attacks.
This week, an emergency update…
Related actor: Egregor
A B.C. judge has certified a class action lawsuit potentially involving nearly 39,000 people after their personal and financial information was accessed in a ransomware attack on…
Adams County government offices have been unable to conduct any online business for over a week due to a reported cyber attack.
Officials said Wednesday that they expect to be…
Australian Clinical Labs has disclosed that an external IT service provider used by its SunDoctors subsidiary suffered a cyber incident, allowing unauthorised access to a limited…
ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — The City of Ardmore is alerting the public after a ransomware attack earlier this month that may have involved personal information.
According to a Face…
Related actor: Rhysida
Airbus-owned Stelia North America has been hacked in an apparent ransomware attack.
In a statement, Steila confirmed the attack, saying: “Upon detection, we immediately activat…
Related actor: Vect
Check Point Research discovers that the VECT 2.0 ransomware permanently destroys “large files” rather than encrypting them. A critical flaw in the encryption implementation, ident…
The Kent District Library says the computer system outage that closed all its branches is due to a “ransomware event.”
The district recently discovered the event, but provided…
But if you didn’t see a red-flag signal during a scan of the network, you’re not alone: Almost 7,500 organizations around the world were hit by ransomware last year—and there are…
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.