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: 2026-05-17 → 2026-05-23 UTC
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Observed events
152
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
111
73.0% 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 14.5% of observed events.
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73.0% 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 9 observed events.
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5 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2026-05-23 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
33
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
41
Sectors represented this week
73

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
22 events · 12 leak indicators
RALord
13 events · 13 leak indicators
Gentlemen
10 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Titan
9 events · 9 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Eraleignews
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 2 events
  • Gunra 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 States51
  • Qilin10 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PEAR3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • ShadowByt3$3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • ShinyHunters2 events · 2 leak indicators
Spain9
  • M3rx2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom9
  • 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
Canada7
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 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
Argentina4
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Austria4
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lamashtu1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
  • Qilin5 events · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice6
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SpyCorp1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration5
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 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
Retail5
  • Audit Team1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • ShadowByt3$1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Manufacturing4
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 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
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing3
  • AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Titan1 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 24
  • 201-500 employees 22
  • 2-10 employees 17
  • 501-1,000 employees 14
  • 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
Gunra
2026-05-22 UTC
New/additional Tox ID added
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
BravoX Non-profit Organization Management Canada Data leak 2026-05-23
Krybit Government Administration Thailand Claim only 2026-05-23
RALord Higher Education Spain Data leak 2026-05-23
Audit Team Retail Turkey Data leak 2026-05-23
ShinyHunters Telecommunications United States Data leak 2026-05-23
ShinyHunters Wholesale United States Data leak 2026-05-23
Krybit Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Argentina Claim only 2026-05-22
RALord Construction United States Data leak 2026-05-22
RALord Construction Vietnam Data leak 2026-05-22
World Leaks Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing Indonesia Data leak 2026-05-22
Akira Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2026-05-22
Qilin Software Development United States Data leak 2026-05-22

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Threat Intelligence Report: DragonForce | CCB Belgium 2026-05-22
Related actor: DragonForce
The CCB has published a detailed threat actor profile on DragonForce, a rapidly expanding Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operator that has compromised over 400 organisations world…
Morningstar Properties, LLC - Data Breach Notice 2026-05-20
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…
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. - Data Breach Notice 2026-05-20
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…
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…

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.