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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: 2026-05-13 → 2026-05-19 UTC
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Observed events
172
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
107
62.2% of observed events
Active actors
34
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 19.2% of observed events.
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62.2% 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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Law Practice 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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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 2026-05-19 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
34
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
45
Sectors represented this week
77
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
33 events · 10 leak indicators
Gentlemen
12 events · 1 leak indicator
DragonForce
9 events · 8 leak indicators
LeakedData
9 events · 4 leak indicators
Titan
9 events · 9 leak indicators
RALord
8 events · 8 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Akira
7 events · 6 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Titan 9 events
- Stormous 7 events
- Abyss 1 event
- Audit Team 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States58
- Qilin15 events · 3 leak indicators
- CMD Organization5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Gentlemen5 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Chaos4 events · 4 leak indicators
- DragonForce4 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom4 events · 4 leak indicators
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
Australia8
- Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom8
- RALord2 events · 2 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain6
- M3rx2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
France5
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Prinz Eugen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Singapore5
- Payload2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Titan1 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 Practice9
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance5
- Stormous2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Machinery Manufacturing5
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payouts King1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Retail5
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing4
- AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction4
- Qilin4 events · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 53
- 51-200 employees 29
- 201-500 employees 18
- 2-10 employees 16
- 1,001-5,000 employees 15
- 501-1,000 employees 13
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
Prinz Eugen
2026-05-15 UTC
Adding new contact email
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFEPAY | Chemical Manufacturing | Spain | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| INC Ransom | Technology, Information and Internet | United Kingdom | Claim only | 2026-05-19 |
| DragonForce | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| DragonForce | Architecture and Planning | Austria | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| RALord | Higher Education | Poland | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| LeakedData | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| Akira | Real Estate | Australia | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| Akira | Business Consulting and Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| PLAY | Hospitals and Health Care | Germany | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| RALord | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Poland | Data leak | 2026-05-19 |
| Krybit | Information Technology and Services | Singapore | Claim only | 2026-05-19 |
| Krybit | Security and Investigations | Guadeloupe | Claim only | 2026-05-19 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: INC Ransom
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Perrigo Company - Data Breach Notice
2026-05-19
On March 4, 2026, Perrigo detected a cyber security incident targeting two employee email accounts. Upon learning of the incident, we immediately contained and remediated the unau…
On February 12, 2026, Boston Capital began reviewing a claim involving potential unauthorized access to certain files on its computer network. After receiving this information, Bo…
On January 11, 2026, we were alerted to suspicious activity potentially impacting our network. In response, we launched an investigation and engaged third-party experts to assist.…
Ampex Data Systems- Data Breach Notice
2026-05-19
On March 21, 2026, we learned that a threat actor group had accessed and encrypted the network at one of our office locations. We immediately informed our IT Security Consultants…
HDFC AMC reports cyber-security incident, activates containment protocols - The Economic Times
2026-05-19
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd (HDFC AMC) on Monday disclosed a cyber-security incident at its IT infrastructure after receiving a communication from an anonymous source claimi…
The venue detected an attack on its network on Saturday and responded by taking its systems offline. The theater indicated that some performances would be rescheduled, though spec…
3i Infotech Flags Ransomware Risk; Operations Unaffected So Far | Whalesbook Corporate News
2026-05-19
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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.