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: 2024-08-24 → 2024-08-30 UTC
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Observed events
134
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
97
72.4% of observed events
Active actors
21
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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RansomHub generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 17.9% of observed events.
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72.4% 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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Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 12 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.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2024-08-30 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
21
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
35
Sectors represented this week
78

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
RansomHub
24 events · 24 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
15 events · 15 leak indicators
MEOW
14 events · 0 leak indicators
BianLian
10 events · 6 leak indicators
Monti
10 events · 7 leak indicators
PLAY
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Blacksuit
7 events · 5 leak indicators
Lynx
7 events · 7 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Data Leak 2 events
  • WikiLeaksV2 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States62
  • PLAY8 events · 8 leak indicators
  • BianLian7 events · 4 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.06 events · 6 leak indicators
  • RansomHub6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit5 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Hunters International4 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Lynx4 events · 4 leak indicators
Canada13
  • Monti9 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia6
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
France6
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • WikiLeaksV21 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom6
  • RansomHub3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium3
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
Switzerland3
  • Cicada33012 events · 1 leak indicator
  • 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.
Construction12
  • Cicada33012 events · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Monti2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting5
  • MEOW2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Monti1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
  • RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • Data Leak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services4
  • BianLian2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing4
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Wholesale4
  • Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services3
  • Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 36
  • 51-200 employees 35
  • 201-500 employees 21
  • 2-10 employees 13
  • 501-1,000 employees 8
  • 1,001-5,000 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
Abyss Food and Beverages United States Data leak 2024-08-30
RansomHub Architecture and Planning United Kingdom Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Biotechnology Research United States Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Printing Services Canada Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Construction Canada Claim only 2024-08-30
Monti Construction Canada Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Biotechnology Research Canada Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Architecture and Planning Canada Data leak 2024-08-30
Monti Automotive Canada Claim only 2024-08-30
Monti Accounting Canada Data leak 2024-08-30
RansomHub Telecommunications Timor-Leste Data leak 2024-08-30

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
#StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware | CISA 2024-08-29
Related actor: RansomHub
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the…
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. - FORM 8-K | SEC.gov 2024-08-28
On August 21, 2024, the Company discovered unauthorized third-party access to its information systems, including portions of its systems containing certain confidential informatio…

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.