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Weekly intelligence
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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: 2026-08-02 → 2026-08-08 UTC
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Observed events
257
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
121
47.1% of observed events
Active actors
43
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Gentlemen generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 21.0% of observed events.
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47.1% 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 16 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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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 2026-08-08 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
43
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
9
Countries represented this week
43
Sectors represented this week
91
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
54 events · 7 leak indicators
Orova
35 events · 6 leak indicators
Qilin
29 events · 19 leak indicators
Dark Project
19 events · 17 leak indicators
INC Ransom
12 events · 2 leak indicators
Krybit
12 events · 12 leak indicators
L group
9 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
9 events · 8 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 9 events
- HELIX 5 events
- BARRACUDA 4 events
- Panzer 3 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 States133
- Orova22 events · 4 leak indicators
- Gentlemen21 events · 2 leak indicators
- Dark Project16 events · 16 leak indicators
- Qilin10 events · 3 leak indicators
- Storm9 events · 3 leak indicators
- L group7 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom6 events · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
France10
- Krybit4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BravoX1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada9
- Dark Project2 events · 1 leak indicator
- HELIX2 events · 2 leak indicators
- L group2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany7
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- 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
Italy7
- Gentlemen5 events · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 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
Taiwan5
- Orova4 events · 0 leak indicators
- DeadLock1 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
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- 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
- L group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care12
- Anubis2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Dark Project2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Storm2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate12
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- HELIX2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Orova2 events · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services9
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing8
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dark Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing7
- Gentlemen3 events · 0 leak indicators
- Orova2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Dark Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 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
Manufacturing7
- Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Orova2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- L group1 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 68
- 51-200 employees 68
- 201-500 employees 33
- 1,001-5,000 employees 20
- 2-10 employees 20
- 501-1,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panzer | Newspaper Publishing | Nigeria | Claim only | 2026-08-08 |
| Qilin | Religious Institutions | France | Data leak | 2026-08-08 |
| Qilin | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Singapore | Data leak | 2026-08-08 |
| Gentlemen | Environmental Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-08-08 |
| BravoX | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing | France | Claim only | 2026-08-08 |
| Storm | Banking | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-07 |
| Storm | Real Estate | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-07 |
| BlackNevas | Holding Companies | Oman | Data leak | 2026-08-07 |
| Space Bears | IT Services and IT Consulting | Italy | Data leak | 2026-08-07 |
| INC Ransom | Financial Services | India | Claim only | 2026-08-07 |
| Qilin | Information Services | Sweden | Data leak | 2026-08-07 |
| Gentlemen | Industrial Automation | United States | Claim only | 2026-08-07 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
At least ten Channel Island charities have reported data breaches after an issue with a third-party company, according to regulators.
It follows a cybersecurity incident at Bea…
On Wednesday, August 5, the City of Coweta experienced a system-wide ransomware attack. We immediately engaged our contracted IT provider and additional cybersecurity professional…
We regret to inform you that our infrastructure has been impacted by a ransomware attack affecting multiple VMware ESXi virtualization nodes.
Based on the evidence available so…
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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On July 14, 2026, SonicWall published advisory SNWLID-2026-0008 for two critical vulnerabilities affecting the Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series. Patches were released the sa…
Das BIT hat einen Angriff auf seine Sharepoint-Server entdeckt. Mehrere Benutzerkonten wurden kompromittiert.
Auf Server des Bundesamts für Informatik (BIT) wurde ein Cyberangrif…
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.