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: 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-08 UTC
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Observed events
235
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
128
54.5% 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 17.4% of observed events.
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54.5% 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 16 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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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 2026-10-08 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
52
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
8
Countries represented this week
48
Sectors represented this week
91

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Gentlemen
41 events · 19 leak indicators
Qilin
22 events · 6 leak indicators
INC Ransom
17 events · 10 leak indicators
NightSpire
13 events · 12 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
10 events · 9 leak indicators
UmBra
9 events · 1 leak indicator
Krybit
7 events · 7 leak indicators
VYPR
7 events · 7 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • UmBra 9 events
  • VYPR 7 events
  • BYOD 4 events
  • DeadLock 3 events
  • Run Some Wares 1 event
  • SCARLETTGROUP 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States92
  • Gentlemen19 events · 8 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom8 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin7 events · 1 leak indicator
  • VYPR7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • LeakedData5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • NightSpire5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Booba Project4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Storm4 events · 4 leak indicators
Canada10
  • Gentlemen6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Storm2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BYOD1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil8
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Eclipse1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kazu1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • UmBra1 event · 0 leak indicators
France8
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators
Spain8
  • Qilin3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Anubis1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
India7
  • Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • UmBra2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Gunra1 event · 1 leak indicator
Switzerland5
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction16
  • Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lamashtu2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • VYPR2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DeadLock1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • NetRunner1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care14
  • Gentlemen3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Storm2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Bavacai1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NetRunner1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • NightSpire1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail9
  • INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BYOD1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Global Secret Group1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Krybit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Payload1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • ShinyHunters1 event · 0 leak indicators
Higher Education8
  • UmBra3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Booba Project1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Endzone1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kazu1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • INC Ransom2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Gentlemen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • n0n1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Panzer1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • VYPR1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Aur0ra1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BYOD1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LeakedData1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 5.01 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice6
  • LeakedData4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Gentlemen2 events · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Manufacturing5
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • SETTRA1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • UmBra1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Vexy1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 52
  • 11-50 employees 49
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 23
  • 201-500 employees 22
  • 2-10 employees 15
  • 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
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
NightSpire Pharmaceutical Manufacturing United States Data leak 2026-10-08
NightSpire Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2026-10-08
LeakedData Law Practice United States Data leak 2026-10-08
LeakedData Law Practice United States Data leak 2026-10-08
NetRunner Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2026-10-08
Qilin Telecommunications Mexico Data leak 2026-10-08
UmBra Higher Education India Claim only 2026-10-08
UmBra Food and Beverage Manufacturing Brazil Claim only 2026-10-08
UmBra Higher Education India Claim only 2026-10-08
Payload Retail Switzerland Data leak 2026-10-08
Eclipse Wholesale Brazil Data leak 2026-10-08
Eclipse Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Singapore Claim only 2026-10-08

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
OFX Group Limited Cybersecurity incident 2026-10-08
OFX Group Limited (ASX: OFX) ("OFX") advises that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access to data, including data relating to some clients. At t…
The Gentlemen ransomware group 2026-10-07
Related actor: Gentlemen
The Gentlemen is a financially motivated, Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that split from Qilin’s affiliate programme and has, within roughly a year, bec…
Vicksburg impacted by ransomware attack 2026-10-04
Vicksburg Mayor Willis Thompson announced the city is investigating a cybersecurity incident, which resulted from a ransomware attack. The incident resulted in the temporary sh…

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.