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: 2024-02-17 → 2024-02-23 UTC
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Observed events
72
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
42
58.3% of observed events
Active actors
24
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Hunters International generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.7% of observed events.
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58.3% 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 5 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 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2024-02-23 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
24
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
20
Sectors represented this week
41

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Hunters International
12 events · 7 leak indicators
BlackBasta
7 events · 7 leak indicators
AlphVM
6 events · 2 leak indicators
Underground
6 events · 0 leak indicators
8BASE
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Akira
4 events · 1 leak indicator
BianLian
4 events · 2 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
4 events · 2 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Underground 6 events
  • DragonForce 2 events
  • Data Leak 1 event
  • Everest 1 event
  • Mogilevich (SCAM!!) 1 event
  • Snatch 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States38
  • AlphVM5 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International5 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BianLian4 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • 3AM2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom4
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia3
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany3
  • Underground2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Monti1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Trisec1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sweden3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Trisec1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada2
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators
France2
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction5
  • Hunters International2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • AlphVM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care4
  • AlphVM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing4
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • AlphVM1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators
Information Technology and Services3
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Mogilevich (SCAM!!)1 event · 0 leak indicators
Real Estate3
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing2
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 21
  • 11-50 employees 14
  • 201-500 employees 11
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 6
  • 10,001+ employees 2

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
PLAY Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-02-23
Hunters International Construction Malaysia Claim only 2024-02-23
AlphVM Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2024-02-23
CL0P Medical Equipment Manufacturing France Claim only 2024-02-23
RansomHouse Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Sweden Claim only 2024-02-23
Cactus Food and Beverage Manufacturing Netherlands Data leak 2024-02-23
Medusa Real Estate United Kingdom Data leak 2024-02-23
Medusa Automation Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-02-23
Monti Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Germany Claim only 2024-02-23
8BASE Plastics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-02-23
Akira Environmental Services United States Claim only 2024-02-22
3AM Aviation and Aerospace United States Data leak 2024-02-22

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
AWS Ransomware | dfir.ch 2024-02-21
A customer contacted us reporting that an attacker had deleted several AWS S3 buckets (before allegedly downloading the data). Subsequently, the attacker left a ransom note (depic…

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.