This research report examines three existing public-private partnerships to combat ransomware: Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the United States Joint Cyber Defense Co…
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: 2024-03-23 → 2024-03-29 UTC
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Observed events
122
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
95
77.9% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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BlackBasta generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 13.9% of observed events.
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77.9% 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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Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
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5 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 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 2024-03-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
20
Sectors represented this week
64
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeBlackBasta
17 events · 16 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 12 leak indicators
Red Ransomware
12 events · 11 leak indicators
INC Ransom
11 events · 10 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
11 events · 10 leak indicators
Akira
10 events · 2 leak indicators
Cloak
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Dispossessor
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Red Ransomware 12 events
- Cloak 5 events
- Dispossessor 5 events
- Snatch 4 events
- Defray777 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States78
- BlackBasta14 events · 13 leak indicators
- PLAY11 events · 10 leak indicators
- Akira7 events · 2 leak indicators
- INC Ransom7 events · 6 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.06 events · 5 leak indicators
- Red Ransomware5 events · 5 leak indicators
- BianLian4 events · 3 leak indicators
- Dispossessor4 events · 3 leak indicators
Germany7
- Cloak2 events · 0 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada6
- Red Ransomware2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom6
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Snatch1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia4
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
Japan2
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Mexico2
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction7
- PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Red Ransomware1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing6
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Snatch1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dispossessor1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice5
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dispossessor1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
- Snatch2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing4
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas4
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing3
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 34
- 11-50 employees 28
- 201-500 employees 19
- 1,001-5,000 employees 12
- 2-10 employees 11
- 501-1,000 employees 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira | Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2024-03-29 |
| INC Ransom | Maritime Transportation | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| Hunters International | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | Japan | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| Abyss | Beverage Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| INC Ransom | Oil and Gas | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| INC Ransom | Religious Institutions | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| INC Ransom | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| Snatch | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| Snatch | Financial Services | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| Snatch | Accounting | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| Snatch | Financial Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-03-29 |
| RansomHub | Computer and Network Security | Norway | Data leak | 2024-03-28 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
The Town of Huntsville is currently investigating a cybersecurity incident that occurred on March 10, 2024. In response to this incident, the town immediately enacted its incident…
The online securities trading system at VNDirect Securities Company (VNDirect) is likely to have suffered from a data encryption hack for extortion.
VNDirect Cyber System has been…
In recent years, headlines have been flooded with reports of cybercriminals arrested for orchestrating ransomware attacks and employing extortion tactics. Despite awareness and ef…
Weeks before exams are set to begin, students and faculty at one of Manitoba’s largest universities are scrambling to access academic files after a weekend “cyber incident” knocke…
Ein Hackerangriff hat nach eigenen Angaben das Berufsförderungsinstitut Niederösterreich (BFI NÖ) lahm gelegt. Wie das Institut am Dienstag bekannt gab, sei man aktuell mit einer…
GILMER COUNTY, Ga. — Months after Fulton County was the target of a major ransomware attack that knocked out most county services, another Georgia county is reporting a similar at…
Related actor: Medusa
FORT WORTH - New information is out about the recent ransomware attack on the Tarrant County Appraisal District.
TAD confirmed Monday it received a ransom letter from an unknown…
Agenda Ransomware Propagates to vCenters and ESXi via Custom PowerShell Script | Trend Micro (US)
2024-03-26
Related actor: Qilin
We recently encountered updated versions of the ransomware, specifically for its Rust variant. Based on what we’ve observed, Agenda ransomware group uses Remote Monitoring and Man…
Related actor: Hunters International
Early this morning, the City of St. Cloud reported a cybersecurity incident involving a ransomware attack targeting its systems. Officials have swiftly initiated a coordinated res…
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.