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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: 2024-02-10 → 2024-02-16 UTC
Choose a report date
Observed events
125
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
66
52.8% of observed events
Active actors
22
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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LockBit 3.0 generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 33.6% of observed events.
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52.8% 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 9 observed events.
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2 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 2024-02-16 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
22
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
33
Sectors represented this week
64
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeLockBit 3.0
42 events · 9 leak indicators
Hunters International
17 events · 15 leak indicators
AlphVM
12 events · 6 leak indicators
PLAY
9 events · 7 leak indicators
BlackBasta
8 events · 7 leak indicators
8BASE
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Akira
4 events · 0 leak indicators
Medusa
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- RansomHub 1 event
- Trisec 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States57
- LockBit 3.012 events · 3 leak indicators
- AlphVM8 events · 3 leak indicators
- Hunters International7 events · 7 leak indicators
- PLAY7 events · 5 leak indicators
- BlackBasta4 events · 3 leak indicators
- MEOW4 events · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Abyss2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada7
- AlphVM3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Hunters International3 events · 3 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom7
- LockBit 3.03 events · 0 leak indicators
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- MyData1 event · 0 leak indicators
France6
- 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.02 events · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy5
- LockBit 3.03 events · 1 leak indicator
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
- Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
- AlphVM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 0 leak indicators
United Arab Emirates4
- LockBit 3.03 events · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
- LockBit 3.04 events · 2 leak indicators
- Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration6
- LockBit 3.03 events · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Wholesale5
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting4
- LockBit 3.02 events · 0 leak indicators
- AlphVM1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care4
- LockBit 3.03 events · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
- AlphVM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackBasta1 event · 0 leak indicators
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
Automotive3
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- MyData1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Trisec1 event · 0 leak indicators
Chemical Manufacturing3
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 33
- 11-50 employees 25
- 201-500 employees 22
- 1,001-5,000 employees 12
- 501-1,000 employees 8
- 2-10 employees 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlphVM | Financial Services | United States | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| AlphVM | Financial Services | United States | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| Trisec | Automotive | Ireland | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| Medusa | Wholesale Building Materials | United States | Data leak | 2024-02-16 |
| Stormous | Personal Care Product Manufacturing | Poland | Data leak | 2024-02-16 |
| Akira | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Telecommunications | United Arab Emirates | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| BlackBasta | Consumer Services | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2024-02-16 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Mining | Chile | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Real Estate | United States | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Construction | Canada | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
| Hunters International | Wholesale | France | Claim only | 2024-02-16 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: LockBit 3.0
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Australia's Eagers Automotive (APE.AX), opens new tab said on Friday a third party has claimed it has published on the internet data alleged to have been remove…
Related actor: MyData
Alpha, a new ransomware that first appeared in February 2023 and stepped up its operations in recent weeks, has strong similarities to the long-defunct NetWalker ransomware, which…
Washington County sent nearly $350,000 in cryptocurrency to a Russian hacker last week in order to end the cyberattack that crippled the county’s government and courthouse.
Cou…
Related actor: Hunters International
Estimado/a cidadán/áA presente comunicación vén a completar a información inicialmente publicada polo Concello o pasado 29 de xaneiro sobre o ciberataque sufrido na tarde do mérco…
X線画像読影システムへの不正アクセスについて
2024-02-16
越生町で集団がん検診を委託している「公益財団法人埼玉県健康づくり事業団」に対して、令和6年1月29日（月曜）に不正アクセス攻撃がありました。
On January 29, 2020 (Monday), there was an unauthorized access attack on the Saitama Prefecture Health Pr…
EQS-Adhoc: Cyberangriff auf PSI - 15.02.2024
2024-02-15
Berlin, 15. Februar 2024 – Die PSI Software SE hat am 15. Februar 2024 festgestellt, dass es einen Cyberangriff auf die IT-Systeme der PSI gegeben hat. Die Gesellschaft hat als Re…
Related actor: AlphVM
Today, the Department of State is announcing reward offers of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of anyone who holds a key leadership posi…
Related actor: Kryptina
Source code for Linux RaaS has the potential to proliferate and become a serious threat to cloud environments.
Related actor: JKwerlo
Cyble analyzes JKwerlo, a sophisticated Go-Based ransomware variant launching targeted attacks against French and Spanish speaking Users.
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.