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: 2024-09-14 → 2024-09-20 UTC
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Observed events
110
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
85
77.3% of observed events
Active actors
25
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 21.8% of observed events.
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77.3% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 7 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.

Coverage snapshot

As of 2024-09-20 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
34
Sectors represented this week
59

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
RansomHub
24 events · 24 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
11 events · 11 leak indicators
Medusa
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Data Leak
6 events · 2 leak indicators
Arcus Media
5 events · 0 leak indicators
MEOW
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Valencia
5 events · 4 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Arcus Media 5 events
  • Valencia 5 events
  • Orca 2 events
  • Defray777 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States59
  • RansomHub10 events · 10 leak indicators
  • PLAY9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Data Leak6 events · 2 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.06 events · 6 leak indicators
  • MEOW4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Abyss2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada6
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain4
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Valencia1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia3
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy3
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Denmark2
  • Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
India2
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Valencia1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Hospitals and Health Care7
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Trinity1 event · 0 leak indicators
Construction6
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
  • LockBit 3.02 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
Environmental Services5
  • MEOW2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Services4
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitality4
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail4
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 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.
  • 51-200 employees 36
  • 11-50 employees 21
  • 201-500 employees 14
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 12
  • 2-10 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 7

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
PLAY Wholesale Building Materials United States Data leak 2024-09-20
PLAY Wholesale Building Materials United States Data leak 2024-09-20
PLAY Railroad Equipment Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-09-20
PLAY Environmental Services United States Data leak 2024-09-20
PLAY Events Services Denmark Data leak 2024-09-20
PLAY Paper and Forest Products United States Data leak 2024-09-20
INC Ransom Construction United States Data leak 2024-09-20
Qilin Real Estate United States Data leak 2024-09-20
Cicada3301 Printing Services United States Data leak 2024-09-20
Fog Food and Beverage Services United States Claim only 2024-09-20
RansomHub Retail United States Data leak 2024-09-20
BianLian Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2024-09-20

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Elektroskandia öppnar upp 2024-09-20
Merparten av de effekter som drabbade el-teknikgrossisten Elektroskandia vid cybersäkerhetsincidenten den 3:e september är nu åtgärdade och företaget öppnar stegvis upp alla syste…
Over Half of Breached UK Firms Pay Ransom 2024-09-17
Ransomware attacks are surging in the UK, with threat actors possibly encouraged by the propensity of victim organizations to pay up, according to a new study from Cohesity. Th…

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.