This week, one Hudson Valley school district found themselves in the midst of a ransomware attack.
The Superintendant of Goshen Central School District, Dr. Kurtis Kotes, relea…
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: 2024-07-06 → 2024-07-12 UTC
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Observed events
52
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
34
65.4% of observed events
Active actors
24
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
3
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.3% of observed events.
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65.4% 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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Medical Practice was the most represented sector in this window with 3 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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3 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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1 tracked leak sites were still online as of the report date snapshot, giving useful context on current ecosystem churn and monitoring pressure.
Coverage snapshot
As of 2024-07-12 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
24
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
5
Countries represented this week
14
Sectors represented this week
37
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
9 events · 3 leak indicators
RansomHub
7 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Ransomcortex
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Blacksuit
3 events · 3 leak indicators
Vanir
3 events · 0 leak indicators
Dispossessor
2 events · 1 leak indicator
INC Ransom
2 events · 2 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Ransomcortex 4 events
- Vanir 3 events
- Dispossessor 2 events
- Stormous 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States26
- PLAY4 events · 4 leak indicators
- RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Blacksuit3 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Defray7771 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
- Ransomcortex3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada4
- Akira2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Ransomcortex1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
China2
- RansomHouse1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vanir1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany2
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
Italy2
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Netherlands2
- LockBit 3.01 event · 0 leak indicators
- Vanir1 event · 0 leak indicators
Denmark1
- 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.
Medical Practice3
- Ransomcortex2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Monti1 event · 0 leak indicators
Telecommunications3
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vanir1 event · 0 leak indicators
Accounting2
- Dispossessor1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 0 leak indicators
Advertising Services2
- Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing2
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services2
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Vanir1 event · 0 leak indicators
Health, Wellness and Fitness2
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Ransomcortex1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing2
- Defray7771 event · 1 leak indicator
- 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 15
- 11-50 employees 10
- 201-500 employees 10
- 1,001-5,000 employees 5
- 501-1,000 employees 4
- 10,001+ employees 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BianLian | Computer and Network Security | United States | Claim only | 2024-07-12 |
| Qilin | Libraries | United States | Claim only | 2024-07-12 |
| Ransomcortex | Health, Wellness and Fitness | Canada | Data leak | 2024-07-12 |
| Defray777 | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-07-12 |
| RansomHub | Manufacturing | Germany | Data leak | 2024-07-12 |
| RansomHub | Retail | United States | Data leak | 2024-07-12 |
| Space Bears | Architecture and Planning | Guatemala | Data leak | 2024-07-12 |
| Medusa | Spectator Sports | United States | Data leak | 2024-07-12 |
| PLAY | Health, Wellness and Fitness | United States | Data leak | 2024-07-11 |
| Embargo | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | United States | Data leak | 2024-07-11 |
| Ransomcortex | Medical Practice | Brazil | Data leak | 2024-07-11 |
| Blacksuit | IT Services and IT Consulting | United States | Data leak | 2024-07-11 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Sibanye Stillwater hit by ransomware attack
2024-07-11
Related actor: RansomHouse
A cyberattack halted some operations at the Sibanye Stillwater mining operations in Montana Wednesday.
Mine officials told MTN News they're still gathering information about th…
Given the recent slate of massive ransomware attacks that have disrupted everything from hospitals to car dealerships, Cisco Talos wanted to take a renewed look at the top ransomw…
At least one local cloud service provider has been hit by a Phobos ransomware attack as ngCERT works to resolve the incident.
Nigeria’s Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT…
Likely ransomware attack impacting operations at Clay County Courthouse | News | wthitv.com
2024-07-09
BRAZIL, Ind. (WTHI) - The Clay County, Indiana commissioners are alerting residents to a likely ransomware attack that is impacting some county operations.
According to a press…
Medusa Ransomware: Setting Strong Foothold | by Rakesh Krishnan | Coinmonks | Jul, 2024 | Medium
2024-07-09
Related actor: Medusa
Medusa Ransomware came into the limelight in June 2023 when a high activity is being detected; though the group formed in 2021.
The title of the Ransom Note is !!!READ_ME_MEDUS…
TPS Worldwide, a card processing company that provides services to banks, telcos, and other financial institutions, came under a massive ransomware attack late last night, sources…
Related actor: Blacksuit
Monroe County government servers experienced a network “intrusion” July 1, which caused a week-long shutdown of most government offices, according to a news release Monday. County…
Class of 2024 graduates from Richland’s high schools will have to wait longer to get their hands on an official high school transcript.
Superintendent Shelley Redinger wrote in…
Die Frankfurter University of Applied Sciences ist am Samstag Opfer eines Cyberangriffs geworden. IT-Systeme wurden heruntergefahren, auch der Fahrstuhl.
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.