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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: 2026-05-28 → 2026-06-03 UTC
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Observed events
161
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
93
57.8% of observed events
Active actors
41
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Gentlemen generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.8% of observed events.
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57.8% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 9 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 2026-06-03 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
41
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
39
Sectors represented this week
73
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
27 events · 1 leak indicator
Akira
10 events · 9 leak indicators
Everest
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Genesis
9 events · 0 leak indicators
INC Ransom
8 events · 4 leak indicators
DragonForce
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Qilin
7 events · 7 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
7 events · 7 leak indicators
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 States59
- Gentlemen8 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Genesis6 events · 0 leak indicators
- CMD Organization5 events · 5 leak indicators
- INC Ransom4 events · 2 leak indicators
- DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Everest3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
Germany10
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Black X1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada7
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France7
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
India6
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ShadowByt3$1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
- 0DAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RALord1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
- SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
Mexico4
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitals and Health Care9
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction7
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice6
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Black X1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration5
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice5
- 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
Manufacturing5
- Akira1 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
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing4
- Black X1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Telecommunications4
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- 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 44
- 51-200 employees 38
- 201-500 employees 18
- 1,001-5,000 employees 16
- 501-1,000 employees 12
- 2-10 employees 11
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
Gentlemen
2026-06-03 UTC
Adding clearnet leak domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-06-03 |
| Gentlemen | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2026-06-03 |
| CMD Organization | Book and Periodical Publishing | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-03 |
| Anubis | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2026-06-03 |
| DragonForce | IT Services and IT Consulting | Lebanon | Data leak | 2026-06-03 |
| DragonForce | Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing | Mexico | Data leak | 2026-06-03 |
| Nitrogen | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-03 |
| Akira | Automation Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-03 |
| Gentlemen | Holding Companies | Thailand | Claim only | 2026-06-03 |
| Gentlemen | Health, Wellness and Fitness | United States | Data leak | 2026-06-03 |
| Gentlemen | Printing Services | India | Claim only | 2026-06-03 |
| Gentlemen | Accounting | Singapore | Claim only | 2026-06-03 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
The Bombay High Court has stepped in to prevent a catastrophic data leak, granting a temporary injunction against an unidentified ransomware group calling itself “Morpheus.”
The…
Related actor: Bavacai
MedusaLocker3/FarAttack Ransomware (.farattack, .itlock*, .busavelock*) Support - posted in Ransomware Help & Tech Support: The MedusaLocker gang now uses MedusaLocker3 (FarAttack…
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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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.