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: 2024-05-11 → 2024-05-17 UTC
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Observed events
105
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
81
77.1% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

LockBit 3.0 generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 15.2% of observed events.
77.1% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
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 2024-05-17 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
3
Countries represented this week
25
Sectors represented this week
59

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
LockBit 3.0
16 events · 13 leak indicators
DragonForce
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Arcus Media
10 events · 2 leak indicators
8BASE
9 events · 9 leak indicators
RansomHub
9 events · 8 leak indicators
INC Ransom
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Medusa
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Qilin
5 events · 5 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Arcus Media 10 events
  • Kill Security 2 events
  • Money Message 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States45
  • LockBit 3.014 events · 11 leak indicators
  • Medusa5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom11
  • INC Ransom5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil8
  • Arcus Media5 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada6
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany4
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Colombia3
  • Arcus Media2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 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
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting6
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
Government Administration6
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care4
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Chemical Manufacturing3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Insurance3
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Money Message1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice3
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 31
  • 11-50 employees 28
  • 201-500 employees 13
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 4
  • 10,001+ employees 3

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
Medusa Telecommunications Canada Data leak 2024-05-17
Medusa Government Administration United States Data leak 2024-05-17
Medusa Ground Passenger Transportation United States Data leak 2024-05-17
Medusa Chemical Manufacturing Germany Data leak 2024-05-17
Red Ransomware Machinery Manufacturing Argentina Data leak 2024-05-17
Embargo Software Development Germany Data leak 2024-05-17
INC Ransom Information Services United States Data leak 2024-05-17
Underground Pharmaceutical Manufacturing United States Claim only 2024-05-17
RansomHub Environmental Services United States Data leak 2024-05-17
RansomHouse Media Production Philippines Claim only 2024-05-17
RansomHouse Cosmetics Japan Claim only 2024-05-17
RansomHouse Law Firm Canada Claim only 2024-05-17

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Die Hessische Hochschule für öffentliches Management und Sicherheit (HöMS) hat bestätigt, zwischen dem 8. und 13. Februar Ziel eines Cyberangriffs geworden zu sein, bei dem eine R…
Related actor: Akira
S-RM’s Incident Response team was called to a breach of a multinational agriculture company in early 2024 where we identified the threat actor as Akira. We traced the initial intr…

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.