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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: 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-06 UTC
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Observed events
206
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
137
66.5% of observed events
Active actors
50
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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SETTRA generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 8.3% of observed events.
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66.5% 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 12 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 2026-09-06 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
50
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
47
Sectors represented this week
84
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeSETTRA
17 events · 13 leak indicators
INC Ransom
15 events · 11 leak indicators
Krybit
15 events · 14 leak indicators
Qilin
15 events · 10 leak indicators
Akira
11 events · 10 leak indicators
Gentlemen
10 events · 7 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
9 events · 0 leak indicators
LeakedData
9 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Brain Cipher 8 events
- Vexy 7 events
- Spirals 6 events
- BLACKLOCKS 1 event
- Crypto24 1 event
- FulcrumSec 1 event
- Leaknet Blog 1 event
- SovCali 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States88
- SETTRA9 events · 6 leak indicators
- Akira7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Qilin7 events · 5 leak indicators
- Spirals6 events · 0 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher5 events · 3 leak indicators
- Dire Wolf5 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen5 events · 5 leak indicators
- INC Ransom5 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada10
- INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
India6
- Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Vexy2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
Netherlands6
- LockBit 5.05 events · 5 leak indicators
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain6
- Brain Cipher2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- MAJINAHANASHI1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
- SETTRA2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- FulcrumSec1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy4
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction12
- Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care11
- Krybit3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Wallstreet1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development10
- Dire Wolf3 events · 0 leak indicators
- SETTRA2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Spirals2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services8
- Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Dire Wolf1 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
- Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice8
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail7
- Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- NightSpire1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting5
- Brain Cipher2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ZaWOO1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning5
- INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Panzer1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 50
- 11-50 employees 44
- 1,001-5,000 employees 28
- 201-500 employees 21
- 501-1,000 employees 20
- 2-10 employees 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dire Wolf | Financial Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-06 |
| Chaos | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-06 |
| Panzer | Architecture and Planning | Saudi Arabia | Data leak | 2026-09-06 |
| Dire Wolf | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-06 |
| Panzer | Research | Germany | Claim only | 2026-09-06 |
| Dire Wolf | Veterinary Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-05 |
| Kazu | International Affairs | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-05 |
| Leaknet Blog | Medical Devices | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-05 |
| Gentlemen | Airlines and Aviation | Brazil | Data leak | 2026-09-05 |
| Qilin | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-05 |
| Qilin | Government Administration | Philippines | Data leak | 2026-09-05 |
| EMPERADOR | Government Administration | Argentina | Data leak | 2026-09-05 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
A unit of Thomson Reuters detected a cybersecurity incident in 11 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada on June 30 involving the company's C-Track case management platfo…
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…
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.