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: 2026-07-12 → 2026-07-18 UTC
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Observed events
184
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
118
64.1% of observed events
Active actors
37
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 15.8% of observed events.
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64.1% 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 12 observed events.
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3 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 2026-07-18 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
37
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
47
Sectors represented this week
89

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
DragonForce
29 events · 28 leak indicators
Qilin
26 events · 20 leak indicators
Gentlemen
23 events · 5 leak indicators
INC Ransom
12 events · 2 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Akira
6 events · 4 leak indicators
Arcus Media
6 events · 0 leak indicators
Everest
5 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • M3rx 5 events
  • D1R 3 events
  • Blackout 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States63
  • Qilin14 events · 11 leak indicators
  • DragonForce6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Akira5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen5 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom5 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Chaos3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Anubis2 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada8
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
Czech Republic6
  • Titan3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina5
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Colombia5
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France5
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Japan5
  • AiLock2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hong Kong4
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Blackout1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction12
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Prinz Eugen1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting10
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Software Development7
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • AiLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing6
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate5
  • SETTRA2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Automotive4
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
Chemical Manufacturing4
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 43
  • 51-200 employees 43
  • 201-500 employees 29
  • 501-1,000 employees 18
  • 2-10 employees 14
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10

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
Blackout Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry Hong Kong Data leak 2026-07-18
Krybit Insurance Bulgaria Data leak 2026-07-18
RALord Software Development Brazil Claim only 2026-07-18
Qilin Primary and Secondary Education United States Data leak 2026-07-18
LockBit 5.0 Retail Groceries Argentina Data leak 2026-07-18
LockBit 5.0 Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United Kingdom Data leak 2026-07-18
LockBit 5.0 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing India Data leak 2026-07-18
LockBit 5.0 Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing India Data leak 2026-07-18
LockBit 5.0 IT Services and IT Consulting Singapore Data leak 2026-07-18
LockBit 5.0 Shipbuilding Singapore Data leak 2026-07-18
DragonForce IT Services and IT Consulting Colombia Data leak 2026-07-18
Qilin Religious Institutions United States Data leak 2026-07-18

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.

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.