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: 2026-08-14 → 2026-08-20 UTC
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Observed events
238
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
169
71.0% of observed events
Active actors
49
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Qilin generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.2% of observed events.
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71.0% 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 17 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 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 2026-08-20 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
49
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
6
Countries represented this week
44
Sectors represented this week
93

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Qilin
48 events · 36 leak indicators
Gentlemen
23 events · 9 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
14 events · 12 leak indicators
INC Ransom
14 events · 10 leak indicators
SETTRA
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Storm
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Titan
9 events · 9 leak indicators
xpl0itrs
8 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • xpl0itrs 8 events
  • iah647 3 events
  • BlueWhale 2 events
  • Eclipse 1 event
  • MS13-089 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States94
  • Qilin13 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen8 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf7 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • SETTRA6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Storm6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
Italy21
  • Titan9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Qilin5 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackNevas1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Panzer1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany12
  • Qilin6 events · 4 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
France9
  • Qilin4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada8
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain7
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom7
  • Dire Wolf2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia6
  • Storm3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction17
  • Qilin5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Panzer1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SECUROTROP1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services12
  • Dire Wolf2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackWater1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • CRPxO1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • iah6471 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
Software Development10
  • Dire Wolf4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • xpl0itrs1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration7
  • EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Panzer1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate7
  • SETTRA2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Coinbase Cartel1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • iah6471 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Storm1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing5
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Titan1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 64
  • 51-200 employees 63
  • 201-500 employees 32
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 17
  • 501-1,000 employees 15
  • 10,001+ employees 10

Notable actor profile updates

Active actor records only.
New ransom note observed
Global Secret Group
2026-08-18 UTC
Adding ransom not4e
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
BARRACUDA Medical Practice United States Data leak 2026-08-20
xpl0itrs Embedded Software Products Italy Claim only 2026-08-20
EMPERADOR E-Learning Providers United States Data leak 2026-08-20
PLAY Public Safety Canada Data leak 2026-08-20
PLAY Architecture and Planning United States Data leak 2026-08-20
Payload IT Services and IT Consulting Switzerland Data leak 2026-08-20
Panzer Manufacturing Indonesia Data leak 2026-08-20
Titan Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2026-08-20
SETTRA Telecommunications United States Data leak 2026-08-20
SETTRA Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Denmark Data leak 2026-08-20
Titan IT Services and IT Consulting Italy Data leak 2026-08-20
iah647 Financial Services United States Data leak 2026-08-20

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
C2Looper Backdoor Uses GitHub for C2 | ThreatLabz 2026-08-17
In July 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new Rust-based malware family that we track as C2Looper, which is likely leveraged by a ransomware-related threat actor. Furthermore,…
Notice of Data Breach, Heights Finance 2026-08-15
On May 7, 2026, Heights discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to a cloud-based platform hosted by a third party that we use to store certain customer data. This acti…

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.