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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: 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-03 UTC
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Observed events
241
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
157
65.1% of observed events
Active actors
51
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 10.0% of observed events.
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65.1% 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 17 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.
Coverage snapshot
As of 2026-09-03 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
51
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
7
Countries represented this week
50
Sectors represented this week
88
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
24 events · 7 leak indicators
Qilin
23 events · 17 leak indicators
INC Ransom
17 events · 11 leak indicators
SETTRA
17 events · 13 leak indicators
ZaWOO
16 events · 15 leak indicators
Krybit
15 events · 14 leak indicators
Akira
12 events · 11 leak indicators
Brain Cipher
8 events · 6 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- ZaWOO 16 events
- Brain Cipher 8 events
- Spirals 5 events
- DOOMMAGEDDON 2 events
- Meowciety403 2 events
- Vexy 2 events
- Crypto24 1 event
- FulcrumSec 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States93
- SETTRA9 events · 6 leak indicators
- Akira8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Gentlemen8 events · 4 leak indicators
- Qilin7 events · 5 leak indicators
- INC Ransom6 events · 3 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher5 events · 3 leak indicators
- Spirals5 events · 0 leak indicators
- Storm5 events · 3 leak indicators
Germany15
- ZaWOO8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada10
- INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain7
- Brain Cipher2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- MAJINAHANASHI1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom7
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- SETTRA2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Mexico6
- Gentlemen2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
India5
- Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 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.
Construction17
- Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- M3rx1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care12
- Krybit3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting10
- Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Black X1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Spirals1 event · 0 leak indicators
- UnSafe1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing10
- INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
- ZaWOO2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BravoX1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Orova1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services9
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Black X1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Meowciety4031 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development9
- Dire Wolf2 events · 0 leak indicators
- SETTRA2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Spirals1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice8
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting7
- Brain Cipher2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 59
- 11-50 employees 51
- 1,001-5,000 employees 34
- 201-500 employees 27
- 2-10 employees 17
- 501-1,000 employees 15
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
xpl0itrs
2026-08-30 UTC
Adding newly observed email address.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Bears | Accounting | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-03 |
| Space Bears | Medical Practice | Italy | Data leak | 2026-09-03 |
| Spirals | IT Services and IT Consulting | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-03 |
| INC Ransom | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Malaysia | Data leak | 2026-09-03 |
| LeakedData | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-03 |
| SETTRA | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | Spain | Data leak | 2026-09-03 |
| Spirals | Information Technology and Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-03 |
| Spirals | Software Development | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-03 |
| Spirals | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-03 |
| Spirals | Wholesale | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-03 |
| Insomnia | Accounting | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-03 |
| Wallstreet | Retail Groceries | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-03 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: Gentlemen
Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers identified a consistent post-exploitation playbook used in The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme, operated by a threat group t…
On August 28, 2026, Park Dental Partners, Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) identified unauthorized access to its computer network. The Company promptly initiated its incident response…
Related actor: FulcrumSec
The Manchester Airports Group data breach has been claimed by extortion group FulcrumSec, which told BleepingComputer that it stole approximately 86 GB of data.
Samples reviewe…
Related actor: Gentlemen
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The City of Norcross is notifying residents that it recently identified a ransomware incident that occurred on August 1, 2026, and which impacted certain computer systems.
As s…
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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.