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: 2024-08-17 → 2024-08-23 UTC
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Observed events
97
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
64
66.0% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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RansomHub generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.6% of observed events.
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66.0% 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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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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1 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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2 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 2024-08-23 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
2
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
30
Sectors represented this week
62

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
RansomHub
18 events · 18 leak indicators
DragonForce
9 events · 8 leak indicators
Helldown
6 events · 0 leak indicators
PLAY
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Cloak
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
4 events · 1 leak indicator
Cicada3301
4 events · 2 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Eraleignews 3 events
  • Blackout 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States43
  • RansomHub7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • PLAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Akira3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Cicada33013 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Abyss2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BianLian2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Kingdom11
  • RansomHub3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Cloak2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Helldown1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada3
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Helldown1 event · 0 leak indicators
India3
  • Kill Security2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia2
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
  • Kill Security1 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
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care4
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Helldown1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Metaencryptor1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate4
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Helldown1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting3
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Maritime Transportation3
  • DragonForce2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing2
  • Helldown1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Stormous1 event · 0 leak indicators
Building Materials2
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 29
  • 11-50 employees 26
  • 201-500 employees 15
  • 2-10 employees 7
  • 501-1,000 employees 7
  • 1,001-5,000 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
Kill Security Farming Brazil Claim only 2024-08-23
Cicada3301 Restaurants United States Claim only 2024-08-23
Pryx Government Administration Saudi Arabia Claim only 2024-08-23
Hunters International Technology, Information and Internet India Data leak 2024-08-23
dAnon Civil Engineering United States Data leak 2024-08-23
DragonForce Construction Ireland Data leak 2024-08-23
DragonForce Food and Beverage Manufacturing France Data leak 2024-08-23
DragonForce Wholesale Building Materials Canada Data leak 2024-08-23
DragonForce Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering United Kingdom Data leak 2024-08-23
Metaencryptor Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-08-22
Metaencryptor Higher Education United States Data leak 2024-08-22
Kill Security Truck Transportation Kenya Claim only 2024-08-22

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members 2024-08-23
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Ransomware Landscape H1/2024 | WithSecure™ Labs 2024-08-22
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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.