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Ransomware in the Media & entertainment sector

In the last 12 months, 91 organisations in Media & entertainment have been claimed by ransomware groups, 15 of them in the last 30 days. The figures come from the groups' own leak sites and are not verified unless stated; many victims pay and never appear.

Victims, last 12 months91
Last 30 days15
Confirmed by press0

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Victims per month

  1. Nov 250
  2. Dec 250
  3. Jan 260
  4. Feb 260
  5. Mar 260
  6. Apr 2613
  7. May 269
  8. Jun 2618
  9. Jul 2617
  10. Aug 2619
  11. Sep 2615
  12. Oct 260

Most active groups (12 months)

  1. Qilin13
  2. The Gentlemen11
  3. Akira5
  4. Coinbase Cartel4
  5. Safepay4
  6. INC Ransom4
  7. Lockbit54
  8. Nova4
  9. ShinyHunters4
  10. Dragonforce3

Most affected countries

  1. United States22
  2. Italy5
  3. Germany5
  4. Japan4
  5. United Kingdom3
  6. Australia3
  7. Brazil2
  8. Thailand2
  9. France2
  10. India2

Recent victims

OrganisationGroupCountryClaimedStatus
The Japan TimesEclipseJapan9/30/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Virtual IdeasLamashtuAustralia9/30/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Silvercup StudiosStormUnited States9/30/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Ressources SiPanzerFrance9/28/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Fancy FilmsKillsec3Australia9/27/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
op4FansKillsec3—9/27/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Martin Lawrence GalleriesPearUnited States9/24/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
LegisRhysidaColombia9/23/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
KJLAGlobal Secret GroupUnited States9/21/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Volt GamesUnsafe—9/19/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Kendall HuntINC RansomUnited States9/18/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
In The Company of HuskiesQilin—9/16/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Mediengruppe ThielINC RansomGermany9/9/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
TTG Asia MediaEclipseSingapore9/8/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Quality Resource PvtGlobal Secret GroupUnited States9/1/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
THQ NordicDirewolfSweden8/30/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Kessler CreativeCoinbase Cartel—8/29/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Twin States News3amUnited States8/28/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Ruby Seven StudiosINC Ransom—8/27/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Kessler CreativeCoinbase Cartel—8/22/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
CinépolisQilinMexico8/21/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
AGS CinemasThe GentlemenIndia8/21/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
SemanaQilin—8/19/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Wishfully StudiosDirewolf—8/17/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Loescher editore TorinoQilinItaly8/16/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
ZanichelliQilinItaly8/16/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Doğan HoldingCrpx0Türkiye8/12/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
ShadeTechExpoCrpx0United States8/12/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Oklahoma Nursing TimesCrpx0United States8/12/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)
Service Evaluation ConceptsQilin—8/11/2026◌ Claimed (unverified)

Claims are published by the criminal groups themselves and are unverified until the organisation or the press confirms them. Names of natural persons (sole traders, individual professionals) are anonymised under the GDPR. We never link to leak sites or stolen data. To request the removal or anonymisation of an entry, contact the site administrator.

Sources: RansomLook (CC BY 4.0), MITRE ATT&CK®, MISP Galaxy, Google News.