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: 2024-09-18 → 2024-09-24 UTC
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Observed events
83
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
61
73.5% of observed events
Active actors
24
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 16.9% of observed events.
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73.5% 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 6 observed events.
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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 2024-09-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
24
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
22
Sectors represented this week
52

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
RansomHub
14 events · 14 leak indicators
PLAY
10 events · 9 leak indicators
Qilin
8 events · 6 leak indicators
LockBit 3.0
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Medusa
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Arcus Media
4 events · 0 leak indicators
Cicada3301
4 events · 3 leak indicators
Akira
3 events · 1 leak indicator

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
No newly active actor families were detected using the 30-day lookback rule.

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States48
  • RansomHub9 events · 9 leak indicators
  • PLAY7 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Qilin6 events · 4 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.04 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Cicada33013 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Abyss2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
  • Arcus Media4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada5
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia2
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Norway2
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators
Turkey2
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
United Arab Emirates2
  • Cicada33011 event · 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.
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction5
  • Qilin2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Manufacturing5
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Services5
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Qilin2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Cicada33011 event · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Banking2
  • Cicada33011 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Building Materials2
  • Data Leak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Business Consulting and Services2
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Orca1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 26
  • 11-50 employees 20
  • 201-500 employees 14
  • 2-10 employees 7
  • 501-1,000 employees 7
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 5

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 United States Claim only 2024-09-24
RansomHub Primary and Secondary Education United States Data leak 2024-09-24
RansomHub Libraries United States Data leak 2024-09-24
Blacksuit Mental Health Care United States Data leak 2024-09-24
Cicada3301 Law Practice United States Data leak 2024-09-24
Cicada3301 Banking United States Claim only 2024-09-24
BianLian Business Consulting and Services United States Claim only 2024-09-24
LockBit 3.0 Hospitals and Health Care United States Data leak 2024-09-24
Arcus Media Design Services Brazil Claim only 2024-09-24
Arcus Media IT Services and IT Consulting Brazil Claim only 2024-09-24
Arcus Media Retail Brazil Claim only 2024-09-24
Arcus Media Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Brazil Claim only 2024-09-24

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Arkansas City water plant hit by cyberattack 2024-09-24
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Arkansas City maintains that drinking water is safe in the city after a cyberattack on Sunday. Shana Adkisson, communications director with t…
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…

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.