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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: 2026-05-27 → 2026-06-02 UTC
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Observed events
174
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
102
58.6% of observed events
Active actors
40
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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DragonForce generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.1% of observed events.
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58.6% 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 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 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 2026-06-02 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
40
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
71
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeDragonForce
28 events · 27 leak indicators
Gentlemen
18 events · 0 leak indicators
Everest
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Genesis
8 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin
8 events · 7 leak indicators
RALord
8 events · 4 leak indicators
Bavacai
7 events · 1 leak indicator
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- 0DAY 5 events
- Black X 4 events
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States63
- DragonForce13 events · 13 leak indicators
- Akira6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Genesis5 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen5 events · 0 leak indicators
- CMD Organization4 events · 4 leak indicators
- INC Ransom4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Everest3 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada10
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany9
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Abyss1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Black X1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy6
- SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom6
- DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Netherlands5
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Stormous1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil4
- 0DAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction10
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice8
- DragonForce2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing6
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lamashtu1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage6
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration5
- Abyss1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
Medical Practice5
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Black X1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Telecommunications5
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 49
- 51-200 employees 43
- 201-500 employees 18
- 2-10 employees 13
- 1,001-5,000 employees 12
- 501-1,000 employees 8
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShadowByt3$ | Education Administration Programs | India | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| ShadowByt3$ | Farming | Switzerland | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| 3AM | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Vietnam | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| Stormous | Non-profit Organizations | Netherlands | Claim only | 2026-06-02 |
| INC Ransom | Insurance | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| SAFEPAY | Chemical Manufacturing | Spain | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| Black X | Medical Practice | South Korea | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| Black X | Legal Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| Black X | Political Organizations | South Africa | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| Black X | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Germany | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| 3AM | Food and Beverage Services | Mexico | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
| Qilin | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-02 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: Bavacai
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This blog dives into the growing trend of data theft and extortion activities which no longer require the use of ransomware to pressure victims into paying a demand. We examine th…
The Gentlemen ransomware: Dissecting a self-propagating Go encryptor | Microsoft Security Blog
2026-05-28
Related actor: Gentlemen
Microsoft Threat Intelligence tracks the operators behind the ransomware as Storm-2697, a financially motivated threat actor that manages the RaaS platform known as “The Gentlemen…
Related actor: Akira
This diary walks through a recent Akira-attributed intrusion at a mid-sized organization. The reconstruction used only SSLVPN syslog and Windows EVTX exports. No EDR. No memory ca…
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Related actor: Qilin
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Related actor: Gentlemen
The Huntress SOC recently came across two incidents involving The Gentlemen ransomware, an operation that first emerged in mid-2025 and has been very active since then, with Ranso…
Related actor: LeakedData
The Silent Ransom Group (SRG), also known as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753, is targeting law firms using social engineering techniques. Through phone calls and phishing em…
Related actor: NightSpire
NightSpire is a ransomware family first identified in early 2025 using double extortion, stealing files before encryption and threatening to leak them on a Tor-based site if victi…
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.