Ransomware payment metrics diverged sharply in Q2 2026: while the average ransom payment surged 176% from Q1 to $1,880,612, the median payment fell by 50% to $150,000. This wideni…
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: 2026-07-24 → 2026-07-30 UTC
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Observed events
241
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
191
79.3% of observed events
Active actors
45
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 14.5% of observed events.
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79.3% 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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IT Services and IT Consulting was the most represented sector in this window with 13 observed events.
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5 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.
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2 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 2026-07-30 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
45
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
43
Sectors represented this week
93
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeQilin
35 events · 30 leak indicators
Global Secret Group
31 events · 31 leak indicators
CRPxO
29 events · 29 leak indicators
ExfilSquad
15 events · 14 leak indicators
Gentlemen
12 events · 7 leak indicators
INC Ransom
12 events · 3 leak indicators
NightSpire
12 events · 11 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Global Secret Group 31 events
- ExfilSquad 15 events
- Termite 2 events
- CL0P 1 event
- 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 States117
- CRPxO27 events · 27 leak indicators
- Qilin16 events · 15 leak indicators
- Global Secret Group14 events · 14 leak indicators
- ExfilSquad10 events · 9 leak indicators
- INC Ransom6 events · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis5 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire3 events · 2 leak indicators
Germany11
- SAFEPAY7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada9
- Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
India9
- Gentlemen5 events · 5 leak indicators
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Triple X1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom9
- ExfilSquad3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Anubis1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
- Global Secret Group2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackWater1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain5
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
IT Services and IT Consulting13
- CRPxO3 events · 3 leak indicators
- RALord3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Genesis2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Booba Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction12
- Genesis4 events · 0 leak indicators
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care11
- INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Leaknet Blog1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate8
- CRPxO2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ExfilSquad1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Genesis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services7
- Global Secret Group3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DeadLock1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail7
- NightSpire2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Black X1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development7
- CRPxO2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ExfilSquad1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing6
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 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.
- 51-200 employees 60
- 11-50 employees 59
- 2-10 employees 31
- 201-500 employees 22
- 10,001+ employees 14
- 501-1,000 employees 13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Construction | United States | Claim only | 2026-07-30 |
| Genesis | IT Services and IT Consulting | Denmark | Claim only | 2026-07-30 |
| Qilin | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
| CL0P | Real Estate | United States | Claim only | 2026-07-30 |
| SECUROTROP | Automotive | United States | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
| INC Ransom | Hospitals and Health Care | Australia | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
| Gentlemen | Mining | Chile | Claim only | 2026-07-30 |
| PEAR | Hospitals and Health Care | Norway | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
| CMD Organization | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Australia | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
| INC Ransom | Law Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-07-30 |
| Qilin | Technology, Information and Internet | United States | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
| Qilin | Services for Renewable Energy | Turkey | Data leak | 2026-07-30 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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Chaos in Teams vishing
2026-07-28
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OnTrac parcel delivery company is informing that hackers breached its corporate network and may have accessed personal details belonging to its customers.
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Customer data security incident
2026-07-24
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…
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Kootenai County residents are learning that their sensitive personal information was compromised in a data breach that occurred in March, with county offi…
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.