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: 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-29 UTC
Choose a report date
Previous week
Observed events
250
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
115
46.0% of observed events
Active actors
43
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 12.8% of observed events.
46.0% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 14 observed events.
5 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
2 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
88 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 2026-07-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
43
Leak sites online near report date
88
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
94

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
32 events · 9 leak indicators
Gentlemen
31 events · 0 leak indicators
Global Secret Group
31 events · 31 leak indicators
CRPxO
29 events · 29 leak indicators
ExfilSquad
15 events · 8 leak indicators
NightSpire
13 events · 12 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
11 events · 2 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Global Secret Group 31 events
  • ExfilSquad 15 events
  • Kill Security 3 events
  • Termite 2 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 States108
  • CRPxO26 events · 26 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group14 events · 14 leak indicators
  • Qilin12 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen9 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom6 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY3 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada14
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany11
  • SAFEPAY7 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SETTRA1 event · 0 leak indicators
France10
  • Gentlemen4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
India9
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Triple X1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina5
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia5
  • Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain5
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction14
  • Genesis3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BravoX1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting13
  • CRPxO3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • RALord3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care11
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate9
  • Qilin4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • CRPxO2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance6
  • CRPxO2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing6
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Oil and Gas6
  • Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Money Message1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Retail6
  • NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 61
  • 51-200 employees 57
  • 2-10 employees 34
  • 201-500 employees 19
  • 501-1,000 employees 17
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9

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
Gunra Hospitality Malaysia Claim only 2026-07-29
DeadLock Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories Turkey Data leak 2026-07-28
Everest Railroad Equipment Manufacturing Switzerland Data leak 2026-07-28
Qilin Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Canada Claim only 2026-07-28
BlackNevas Plastics Manufacturing France Data leak 2026-07-28
Coinbase Cartel Software Development United States Claim only 2026-07-28
Gentlemen Sporting Goods Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-07-28
LockBit 5.0 Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-07-28
Chaos Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2026-07-28
CMD Organization Automation Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2026-07-28
DeadLock Mining Italy Data leak 2026-07-28
DeadLock Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Spain Data leak 2026-07-28

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: Chaos
Sophos analysts investigated a Microsoft Teams voice phishing (vishing) campaign tracked as STAC4749 that used a consistent set of IT-themed cloud domains and personas to gain rem…
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…

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.