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 volume
SETTRA
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.

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.