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: 2024-05-04 → 2024-05-10 UTC
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Observed events
219
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
197
90.0% of observed events
Active actors
27
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 57.1% of observed events.
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90.0% 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 10 observed events.
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3 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2024-05-10 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
40
Sectors represented this week
89

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
LockBit 3.0
125 events · 121 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
BlackBasta
10 events · 10 leak indicators
INC Ransom
9 events · 8 leak indicators
Medusa
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Blacksuit
7 events · 6 leak indicators
Qilin
6 events · 4 leak indicators
RansomHub
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Metaencryptor 4 events
  • Monti 1 event
  • Zero Tolerance 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States92
  • LockBit 3.035 events · 33 leak indicators
  • PLAY13 events · 13 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom7 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Medusa5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • dAnon4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Hunters International4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Qilin4 events · 2 leak indicators
Spain13
  • LockBit 3.011 events · 11 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom13
  • LockBit 3.06 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Medusa3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
France10
  • LockBit 3.09 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
India10
  • LockBit 3.09 events · 9 leak indicators
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada9
  • LockBit 3.05 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany9
  • LockBit 3.06 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Metaencryptor3 events · 3 leak indicators
Brazil7
  • LockBit 3.04 events · 4 leak indicators
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 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.
Construction10
  • LockBit 3.03 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Embargo1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Metaencryptor1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration10
  • LockBit 3.08 events · 8 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting9
  • LockBit 3.07 events · 6 leak indicators
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • dAnon1 event · 1 leak indicator
Architecture and Planning8
  • Blacksuit2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care8
  • LockBit 3.05 events · 4 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting7
  • Everest3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.03 events · 3 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
  • LockBit 3.03 events · 3 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate6
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • dAnon1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 49
  • 11-50 employees 44
  • 201-500 employees 34
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 26
  • 501-1,000 employees 23
  • 2-10 employees 12

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 Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-05-10
Blacksuit Health and Human Services United States Data leak 2024-05-10
PLAY Technology, Information and Internet United States Data leak 2024-05-10
PLAY Automation Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-05-10
PLAY Printing Services United States Data leak 2024-05-10
PLAY Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage United States Data leak 2024-05-10
RansomHouse Oil and Gas Canada Claim only 2024-05-10
Hunters International Construction United States Data leak 2024-05-10
Akira Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing United States Claim only 2024-05-10
Stormous Software Development Iran Claim only 2024-05-10
Monti Law Firm Austria Claim only 2024-05-10
LockBit 3.0 Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Data leak 2024-05-09

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
FORM 8-K Filling - Key Tronic Corp. | SEC.gov 2024-05-10
Related actor: BlackBasta
On May 6, 2024, Key Tronic Corporation (the “Company”) detected unauthorized third party access to portions of its information technology (“IT”) systems. Upon detection of this ou…

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.