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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: 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-10 UTC
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Observed events
172
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
113
65.7% of observed events
Active actors
43
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 14.0% of observed events.
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65.7% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 9 observed events.
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6 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 2026-09-10 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
43
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
38
Sectors represented this week
80
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
24 events · 10 leak indicators
Qilin
13 events · 9 leak indicators
Dire Wolf
11 events · 0 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
10 events · 10 leak indicators
Akira
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Vexy
9 events · 0 leak indicators
LockBit 5.0
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Audit Team
5 events · 2 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- ShadowByt3$ 5 events
- BLACKLOCKS 1 event
- Embargo 1 event
- Leaknet Blog 1 event
- SovCali 1 event
- Trident 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States76
- Dire Wolf9 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira8 events · 8 leak indicators
- Qilin7 events · 5 leak indicators
- Chaos4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Dark Project4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Aur0ra3 events · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada9
- Storm3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kazu1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Metaencryptor1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
India7
- Vexy4 events · 0 leak indicators
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina5
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil5
- Gentlemen3 events · 2 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
France4
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Panzer1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Colombia3
- Audit Team1 event · 1 leak indicator
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitals and Health Care9
- LockBit 5.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Insomnia1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PEAR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development9
- Dire Wolf4 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ShadowByt3$1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Spirals1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
Construction7
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Metaencryptor1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration5
- EMPERADOR2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- ShinyHunters1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing5
- Chaos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- CL0P1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dark Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing4
- Storm2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
- Dire Wolf1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
- Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Vexy2 events · 0 leak indicators
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 43
- 51-200 employees 30
- 1,001-5,000 employees 22
- 201-500 employees 19
- 501-1,000 employees 18
- 2-10 employees 10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vexy | IT Services and IT Consulting | India | Claim only | 2026-09-10 |
| Beast | Telecommunications | Hong Kong | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| PLAY | Machinery Manufacturing | Canada | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| PLAY | HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| Rhysida | Facilities Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| Rhysida | Hospitals and Health Care | Philippines | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| RansomHouse | Political Organizations | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| Chaos | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| Chaos | Medical Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| INC Ransom | Construction | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| Wallstreet | Oil and Gas | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
| Wallstreet | Medical Practice | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-10 |
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.