County Executive Dan McCoy confirmed the potential breach in a statement Friday. He did not say when the possible breach happened, or if the county knows how attackers may have go…
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: 2024-05-18 → 2024-05-24 UTC
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Observed events
88
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
68
77.3% of observed events
Active actors
22
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
4
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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PLAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 13.6% of observed events.
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77.3% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 6 observed events.
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2 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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4 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 2024-05-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
22
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
19
Sectors represented this week
51
Top active actors
By observed claim volumePLAY
12 events · 12 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
11 events · 9 leak indicators
INC Ransom
9 events · 9 leak indicators
RansomHouse
7 events · 0 leak indicators
BlackBasta
6 events · 5 leak indicators
RansomHub
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Akira
5 events · 4 leak indicators
BianLian
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Donut Leaks 2 events
- MEOW 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States52
- PLAY11 events · 11 leak indicators
- INC Ransom6 events · 6 leak indicators
- BianLian5 events · 4 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.05 events · 3 leak indicators
- RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
- BlackBasta3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Blacksuit3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom9
- LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHouse2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada5
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Czech Republic2
- 8BASE1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy2
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain2
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia1
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitals and Health Care6
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHouse2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction5
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing3
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration3
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing3
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting3
- Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing3
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice3
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Donut Leaks1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 37
- 201-500 employees 13
- 11-50 employees 9
- 1,001-5,000 employees 8
- 501-1,000 employees 6
- 2-10 employees 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksuit | IT Services and IT Consulting | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2024-05-24 |
| Akira | Utilities | United States | Data leak | 2024-05-24 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2024-05-24 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2024-05-24 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Semiconductor Manufacturing | Singapore | Data leak | 2024-05-24 |
| Blacksuit | Education Management | United States | Data leak | 2024-05-24 |
| Blacksuit | Individual and Family Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-05-23 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2024-05-23 |
| Eraleignews | Construction | United Kingdom | Data leak | 2024-05-23 |
| Qilin | Software Development | United States | Claim only | 2024-05-23 |
| RansomHouse | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Claim only | 2024-05-23 |
| INC Ransom | Non-profit Organizations | Canada | Data leak | 2024-05-23 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business…
The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) is informing nearly 55,000 individuals that their information may have been compromised as a result of a cyberattack.…
Mainstreet Equity Corp. Cyber Incident
2024-05-24
CALGARY, Alberta, May 24, 2024--On May 21, 2024, Mainstreet Equity Corp. (TSX: MEQ) was the target of a cybersecurity incident, which affected Mainstreet’s internal systems. At th…
FIRST Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) is cautioning members to be on high alert for unusual financial activities over the next few weeks, following a recent cyber attack…
Related actor: LockBit 3.0
The most surprising thing about the LockBit takedown and arrests in February was that no one asked why American and UK law enforcement agencies finally “trolled” this ransomware g…
A Texas ophthalmology practice has experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in the encryption of files on its computer systems. The attack affected Victoria Surgery Center, V…
Jumbo Group suffers ransomware attack
2024-05-23
Catalist-listed Jumbo Group recently suffered a ransomware attack, according to a bourse filing on May 23. The company did not disclose the date or duration of the incident, nor d…
Within the last 12 months, 48% of organizations identified evidence of a successful breach within their environment, according to Arctic Wolf.
To fully understand the gravity o…
Affected businesses will also be required to report incidents.
A major overhaul of how the UK responds to ransomware attacks is being considered, with a public consultation due…
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.