SINGAPORE: Three out of five - or 64 per cent - of Singaporean firms paid a ransom during cyberattacks in 2023, a survey by data security firm Cohesity has found.
Of these, 36…
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: 2024-07-27 → 2024-08-02 UTC
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Observed events
93
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
63
67.7% of observed events
Active actors
28
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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RansomHub generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 14.0% of observed events.
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67.7% 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 5 observed events.
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1 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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2 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 2024-08-02 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
28
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
26
Sectors represented this week
51
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeRansomHub
13 events · 11 leak indicators
Hunters International
8 events · 8 leak indicators
MEOW
7 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
6 events · 2 leak indicators
Cactus
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Dispossessor
6 events · 2 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Space Bears
5 events · 3 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Metaencryptor 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States46
- RansomHub7 events · 6 leak indicators
- Dispossessor4 events · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Space Bears4 events · 2 leak indicators
- Blacksuit3 events · 1 leak indicator
- Cactus3 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
- MEOW3 events · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom6
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dispossessor1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada3
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
France3
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
India3
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium2
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- 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.
Construction5
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
- Mad Liberator1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Services4
- Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
- DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
- MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
Manufacturing4
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
- MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Building Materials3
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Dispossessor1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Education Administration Programs3
- Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services3
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Higher Education3
- Dispossessor1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 24
- 11-50 employees 20
- 201-500 employees 14
- 1,001-5,000 employees 10
- 501-1,000 employees 7
- 2-10 employees 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DragonForce | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | United States | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| DragonForce | Architecture and Planning | United States | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| MEOW | Accounting | United States | Claim only | 2024-08-02 |
| Hunters International | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | India | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| Hunters International | Building Materials | China | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| RansomHub | IT Services and IT Consulting | United States | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| RansomHub | Hospitality | Spain | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| RansomHub | Automotive | France | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| Space Bears | Oil and Gas | United States | Claim only | 2024-08-02 |
| Space Bears | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2024-08-02 |
| Abyss | Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing | Germany | Data leak | 2024-08-02 |
| Mad Liberator | IT Services and IT Consulting | Netherlands | Claim only | 2024-08-02 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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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.