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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: 2026-07-31 → 2026-08-06 UTC
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Observed events
271
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
149
55.0% 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 19.2% of observed events.
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55.0% 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 19 observed events.
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8 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 2026-08-06 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
41
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
11
Countries represented this week
44
Sectors represented this week
88
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
52 events · 6 leak indicators
Orova
35 events · 6 leak indicators
Qilin
29 events · 25 leak indicators
Dark Project
19 events · 17 leak indicators
CRPxO
12 events · 12 leak indicators
INC Ransom
12 events · 2 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 9 leak indicators
L group
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Orova 35 events
- Dark Project 19 events
- L group 9 events
- Storm 7 events
- HELIX 5 events
- BARRACUDA 4 events
- GAMMAX 4 events
- LeakedData 2 events
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States145
- Orova22 events · 4 leak indicators
- Gentlemen19 events · 1 leak indicator
- Dark Project16 events · 16 leak indicators
- Qilin13 events · 10 leak indicators
- PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
- INC Ransom7 events · 1 leak indicator
- L group7 events · 0 leak indicators
- Storm7 events · 5 leak indicators
Turkey12
- CRPxO11 events · 11 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada10
- Dark Project2 events · 1 leak indicator
- HELIX2 events · 2 leak indicators
- L group2 events · 0 leak indicators
- CMD Organization1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy6
- Gentlemen5 events · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Orova1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHouse1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hong Kong5
- Orova5 events · 2 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction19
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Coinbase Cartel2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Orova2 events · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dark Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care14
- Anubis2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Dark Project2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Storm2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate14
- PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- HELIX2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Orova2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- GAMMAX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing8
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Orova2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Dark Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- GAMMAX1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services8
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Banking7
- CRPxO3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration7
- Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Orova1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing7
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Booba Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Dark Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 74
- 51-200 employees 64
- 201-500 employees 37
- 1,001-5,000 employees 25
- 2-10 employees 20
- 10,001+ 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qilin | Biotechnology Research | United States | Data leak | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Accounting | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Legal Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Oil and Gas | Cyprus | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Architecture and Planning | Belgium | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Italy | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing | Italy | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Machinery Manufacturing | Italy | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Furniture | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Automation Machinery Manufacturing | Italy | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
| Gentlemen | Information Technology and Services | Singapore | Claim only | 2026-08-06 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
According to information circulating from the Halkidiki, SecNews has information about a powerful ransomware attack that hit the Municipality of Sithonia and the Municipal Port Fu…
Maksim Silnikau, the creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in ransomware attacks against at least 1…
A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to his role in the widespread hacking case known as the Snowflake data breach, in which information was stolen from 165 organizations and victims…
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTHI) - The Vincennes Community School Corporation said Tuesday it is shutting down its servers after a ransomware attack hit its technology provider.
School o…
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Das BIT hat einen Angriff auf seine Sharepoint-Server entdeckt. Mehrere Benutzerkonten wurden kompromittiert.
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Unbekannte haben das Verzeichnis der wirtschaftlich berechtigten Personen (VwbP) gehackt. Die Regierung hat einen Krisenstab aktiviert.
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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.