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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: 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-24 UTC
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Observed events
223
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
98
43.9% of observed events
Active actors
52
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 9.4% of observed events.
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43.9% 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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Financial Services was the most represented sector in this window with 9 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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3 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 2026-09-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
52
Leak sites online near report date
3
Threat actor profiles updated this week
8
Countries represented this week
59
Sectors represented this week
87
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeGentlemen
21 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin
21 events · 11 leak indicators
n0n
13 events · 13 leak indicators
Akira
10 events · 6 leak indicators
INC Ransom
10 events · 2 leak indicators
Storm
10 events · 3 leak indicators
The Seven Deadly Sins
8 events · 8 leak indicators
SETTRA
7 events · 3 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- n0n 13 events
- The Seven Deadly Sins 8 events
- Endzone 5 events
- ImNotAVillain 2 events
- Cry0 1 event
- GAMMAX 1 event
- Kill Security 1 event
- Nitrogen 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States88
- Storm8 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira7 events · 5 leak indicators
- The Seven Deadly Sins6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Booba Project5 events · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen5 events · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom5 events · 1 leak indicator
- Metaencryptor4 events · 0 leak indicators
- SETTRA4 events · 1 leak indicator
Brazil8
- EMPERADOR2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
- n0n1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
- The Seven Deadly Sins1 event · 1 leak indicator
France8
- ZaWOO4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada7
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy7
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Booba Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
- NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
- Rhysida2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ShinyHunters1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom5
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ImNotAVillain1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
Portugal4
- Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
- UnSafe1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Financial Services9
- Storm3 events · 1 leak indicator
- n0n2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- ImNotAVillain1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
- Spirals1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting9
- Qilin3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Panzer2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BARRACUDA1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Spirals1 event · 0 leak indicators
Medical Practice9
- INC Ransom2 events · 0 leak indicators
- PEAR2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Booba Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Metaencryptor1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Spirals1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice8
- LeakedData3 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Cry01 event · 0 leak indicators
- n0n1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SETTRA1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate7
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Orova1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SecP01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services6
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- EMPERADOR1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Krybit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Storm1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Wallstreet1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development6
- The Seven Deadly Sins3 events · 3 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
Construction5
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Audit Team1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Gentlemen1 event · 0 leak indicators
- n0n1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 49
- 11-50 employees 45
- 201-500 employees 24
- 2-10 employees 22
- 1,001-5,000 employees 18
- 501-1,000 employees 17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirals | Financial Services | Uganda | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| Krybit | Legal Services | Saudi Arabia | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| Rhysida | Legal Services | Italy | Data leak | 2026-09-24 |
| INC Ransom | Law Practice | China | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| INC Ransom | Spectator Sports | United Kingdom | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| INC Ransom | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| Storm | Legal Services | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| Storm | Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| Wallstreet | Legal Services | United States | Data leak | 2026-09-24 |
| PEAR | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| PEAR | Artists and Writers | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
| PEAR | Medical Practice | United States | Claim only | 2026-09-24 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
ENISA is the EU agency dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity in Europe. They offer guidance, tools, and resources to safeguard citizens and businesses from cyber threats.
The cy…
Related actor: Global
The Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) team has recently investigated a newly emerged Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation organized by the Global Group, a financially moti…
Related actor: INC Ransom
In late August, the Huntress agent was installed on an organization after an incident involving the INC ransomware. Typically, this would limit our visibility into certain aspects…
NCC notifies website users of privacy breach
2026-09-23
The National Capital Commission (NCC) says it has confirmed a privacy breach involving its website.
The breach happened on Aug. 28, the NCC said.
“An unauthorized party acce…
Related actor: ShinyHunters
The digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and form…
The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has launched a high-level probe into the suspension of share trading after a ransomware attack disrupted the Data Hub server, affecting 72 ou…
An Armenian citizen extradited from Ukraine was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for his role in a ransomware scheme that targeted companies in the United States,…
Quest Apartments has advised customers affected by a data breach in August to replace their passports and driver's licences after its investigation revealed additional information…
Einem unbefugten Angreifer ist es gelungen, auf in einem IT-System der LMU gespeicherte Stammdaten zu Immatrikulationen zuzugreifen. Derzeit müssen wir davon ausgehen, dass diese…
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.