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: 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26 UTC
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Observed events
233
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
155
66.5% of observed events
Active actors
44
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.3% of observed events.
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66.5% 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 16 observed events.
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6 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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2 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2026-07-26 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
44
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
49
Sectors represented this week
89

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
38 events · 35 leak indicators
Gentlemen
31 events · 6 leak indicators
Global Secret Group
29 events · 29 leak indicators
ExfilSquad
15 events · 14 leak indicators
RALord
12 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Akira
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Everest
7 events · 1 leak indicator

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Global Secret Group 29 events
  • ExfilSquad 15 events
  • Coinbase Cartel 3 events
  • Kairos 3 events
  • Kill Security 3 events
  • Triple X 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States94
  • Qilin16 events · 15 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group12 events · 12 leak indicators
  • ExfilSquad10 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen8 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • DragonForce4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Everest4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis4 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada20
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Chaos2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany11
  • SAFEPAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
India11
  • Krybit3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Triple X1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia8
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina6
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RALord2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
  • Gentlemen4 events · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord2 events · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom6
  • ExfilSquad3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction16
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Genesis3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting11
  • RALord3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate11
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • ExfilSquad1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care10
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing7
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DOOMMAGEDDON1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Morpheus1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail7
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage7
  • Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RALord1 event · 0 leak indicators
Accounting6
  • Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 58
  • 51-200 employees 58
  • 2-10 employees 23
  • 10,001+ employees 17
  • 501-1,000 employees 17
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 15

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
CL0P
2026-07-21 UTC
Adding newly observed email addresses support@cryptohox.com support@cypherhex.com
New vuln / TTP intelligence
INC Ransom
2026-07-22 UTC
Adding newly observed vulns: CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410

Recent signal samples

Selected weekly signals.
Actor Sector Country Leak proof Seen
ExfilSquad Wholesale United States Data leak 2026-07-26
Genesis Construction United States Claim only 2026-07-26
Genesis IT Services and IT Consulting Canada Claim only 2026-07-26
Genesis Real Estate United States Claim only 2026-07-26
Genesis Construction United States Claim only 2026-07-26
Genesis Construction United States Claim only 2026-07-26
Genesis Accounting Canada Claim only 2026-07-26
Global Secret Group Engineering Services India Data leak 2026-07-26
DeadLock Hospitality United States Data leak 2026-07-26
Global Secret Group Printing Services United States Data leak 2026-07-26
BlackNevas Retail Spain Data leak 2026-07-26
DeadLock Mining Australia Data leak 2026-07-26

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Origin Energy Limited (Origin) provides the following update on its data security incident. Origin can confirm there has been unauthorised access and disclosure of some custo…
Related actor: Qilin
The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium published a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Report on Qilin, also known as Agenda or Qilin Locker. Qilin is a double extortion Ransomware-as-a-S…
Onsdag den 15. juli 2026 kl. 19.22 blev vi ramt af et ransomware-angreb udført fra russisk infrastruktur. Angrebet låste næsten alle vores systemer og gjorde dem ubrugelige. Vi…

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.