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: 2024-07-20 → 2024-07-26 UTC
Choose a report date
Previous week Next week
Observed events
124
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
74
59.7% of observed events
Active actors
33
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
5
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

•
MEOW generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 13.7% of observed events.
•
59.7% 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 9 observed events.
•
4 actor(s) appeared active this week without matching activity in the prior 30-day lookback, suggesting fresh campaigns, rebrands, or resurfacing infrastructure.
•
5 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 2024-07-26 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
33
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
30
Sectors represented this week
60

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
MEOW
17 events · 0 leak indicators
RansomHub
14 events · 14 leak indicators
Akira
9 events · 5 leak indicators
PLAY
8 events · 8 leak indicators
BianLian
6 events · 5 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Medusa
5 events · 5 leak indicators
RansomHouse
5 events · 1 leak indicator

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • MEOW 17 events
  • RA Group 4 events
  • Lynx 2 events
  • Daixin 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States69
  • MEOW11 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 3 leak indicators
  • RansomHub5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • BianLian4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Cicada33013 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Fog3 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada6
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Donut Leaks1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • Defray7771 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Monti1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom4
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil3
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Singapore3
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia2
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction9
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration6
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Monti1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Daixin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting6
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Defray7771 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development6
  • BianLian2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing5
  • Cicada33011 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas4
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Monti1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Environmental Services3
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 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 32
  • 11-50 employees 27
  • 201-500 employees 22
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 13
  • 501-1,000 employees 13
  • 10,001+ employees 4

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
RansomHub Food and Beverage Manufacturing Italy Data leak 2024-07-26
RansomHub Medical Practice United States Data leak 2024-07-26
Rhysida Non-profit Organization Management United States Data leak 2024-07-26
RansomHub Facilities Services United States Data leak 2024-07-26
Embargo Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-07-26
Fog Government Administration Canada Claim only 2024-07-26
Embargo Law Enforcement United States Data leak 2024-07-26
Cloak Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing United States Claim only 2024-07-26
DarkVault Retail Apparel and Fashion United States Data leak 2024-07-26
BianLian Construction United States Data leak 2024-07-26
BianLian Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2024-07-26
Defray777 Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Taiwan Data leak 2024-07-26

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Secrets of a ransomware negotiator 2024-07-24
Last autumn, somewhere in Europe, a security operations centre noticed something. This is the primary job of a security operations centre – to notice things. Its role is simple, p…

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.