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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: 2026-05-15 → 2026-05-21 UTC
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Observed events
168
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
112
66.7% of observed events
Active actors
33
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 17.9% of observed events.
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66.7% 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 7 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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3 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 2026-05-21 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
33
Leak sites online near report date
3
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
42
Sectors represented this week
77
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
30 events · 13 leak indicators
Gentlemen
13 events · 1 leak indicator
RALord
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Titan
9 events · 9 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
DragonForce
7 events · 6 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Payload
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Titan 9 events
- ShadowByt3$ 5 events
- Audit Team 1 event
- SpyCorp 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States58
- Qilin12 events · 6 leak indicators
- Gentlemen7 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Chaos4 events · 4 leak indicators
- DragonForce4 events · 3 leak indicators
- CMD Organization3 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
- PEAR3 events · 3 leak indicators
United Kingdom10
- RALord2 events · 2 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain7
- M3rx2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia6
- Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany6
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Singapore6
- Payload4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada5
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina4
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 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 Practice7
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SpyCorp1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction6
- Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail6
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShadowByt3$1 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
IT Services and IT Consulting5
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Medical Practice4
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate4
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Wholesale4
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Beast1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- 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 46
- 51-200 employees 28
- 201-500 employees 24
- 2-10 employees 18
- 501-1,000 employees 13
- 1,001-5,000 employees 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qilin | Real Estate | Austria | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| INC Ransom | Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | Spain | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Qilin | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Qilin | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Eraleignews | Financial Services | Argentina | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Eraleignews | Research Services | Thailand | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Brain Cipher | Newspaper Publishing | Australia | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Eraleignews | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | North Macedonia | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| RALord | Software Development | Bangladesh | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| RALord | Technology, Information and Internet | Mexico | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| 3AM | IT Services and IT Consulting | Belgium | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
| Payload | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | Singapore | Data leak | 2026-05-21 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
For years, the service, known as ‘First VPN’, was promoted on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums as a trusted tool for remaining beyond the reach of law enforcement. It offered us…
On March 24, 2026, SCUHS became aware of unauthorized activity on our computer network. We promptly launched a response with assistance from outside cybersecurity specialists to s…
Related actor: Akira
On or around November 13, 2025, we identified suspicious activity occurring within our environment.
In response, we quickly took some of our systems offline to stop the activity…
On February 23, 2026, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (“Caesars”) identified suspicious activity in certain cloud-hosted platforms that are used to store data. We immediately activate…
Bomco, Inc. - Data Breach Notice
2026-05-20
On June 17, 2025, Bomco became aware that certain files in its network may have been accessed by an unauthorized actor. Bomco promptly launched an investigation to determine the n…
GitHub is investigating a breach of its internal repositories after the TeamPCP hacker group claimed to have accessed approximately 4,000 repositories containing private code.…
WantToCry ransomware remotely encrypts files
2026-05-20
Related actor: WantToCry
SophosLabs analysts investigated WantToCry ransomware attacks that involved the threat actors abusing the Server Message Block (SMB) service for initial access and then exfiltrati…
We regret to inform you that we recently experienced a data incident. As per our data and security protocols, we immediately commenced a forensic investigation with the assistance…
Classes have been canceled in Delano, Minnesota, on Wednesday after the school district said it suffered a "cyber incident."
Delano Public Schools says the incident happened Mo…
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.