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: 2024-04-13 → 2024-04-19 UTC
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Observed events
109
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
86
78.9% of observed events
Active actors
27
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
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 13.8% of observed events.
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78.9% 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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IT Services and IT Consulting was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
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4 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 2024-04-19 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
27
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
22
Sectors represented this week
57

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
LockBit 3.0
15 events · 15 leak indicators
Hunters International
10 events · 10 leak indicators
8BASE
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Akira
7 events · 1 leak indicator
Cactus
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Data Leak
7 events · 6 leak indicators
PLAY
7 events · 6 leak indicators
BlackBasta
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Blackout 1 event
  • Daixin 1 event
  • MyData 1 event
  • RansomHouse 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States61
  • LockBit 3.08 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Hunters International6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Medusa6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • 8BASE5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • PLAY5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Data Leak4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • BianLian3 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada7
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy5
  • Data Leak2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blackout1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil3
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
IT Services and IT Consulting7
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction6
  • LockBit 3.03 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing5
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing5
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Oil and Gas5
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality4
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Daixin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Blackout1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Plastics Manufacturing4
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 26
  • 501-1,000 employees 17
  • 201-500 employees 16
  • 11-50 employees 15
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 11
  • 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
LockBit 3.0 Retail Apparel and Fashion Norway Data leak 2024-04-19
LockBit 3.0 Mental Health Care Germany Data leak 2024-04-19
RansomHub IT Services and IT Consulting United States Data leak 2024-04-19
LockBit 3.0 Construction United States Data leak 2024-04-19
Qilin Law Practice Germany Claim only 2024-04-19
Cactus Maritime Transportation United States Data leak 2024-04-19
Cactus Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Spain Data leak 2024-04-19
Cactus Hospitality Canada Data leak 2024-04-19
Cactus IT Services and IT Consulting Canada Data leak 2024-04-19
BlackBasta Plastics Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-04-19
BlackBasta Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2024-04-19
BlackBasta Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Switzerland Data leak 2024-04-19

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
#StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware | CISA 2024-04-18
Related actor: Akira
Since March 2023, Akira ransomware has impacted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia. In April 2023, following a…
Notice of Data Incident - Cherry Health (PDF) 2024-04-17
On December 21, 2023, Cherry Health experienced a network disruption that affected our ability to access certain systems. Upon discovery, we immediately began an investigation wit…

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.