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: 2024-09-25 → 2024-10-01 UTC
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Observed events
101
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
64
63.4% of observed events
Active actors
25
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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PLAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 11.9% of observed events.
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63.4% 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 8 observed events.
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6 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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1 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 2024-10-01 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
25
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
26
Sectors represented this week
58

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
PLAY
12 events · 11 leak indicators
RansomHub
10 events · 9 leak indicators
MEOW
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Nitrogen
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Akira
7 events · 1 leak indicator
Kill Security
7 events · 0 leak indicators
Medusa
7 events · 7 leak indicators
3AM
5 events · 5 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Nitrogen 9 events
  • BlackByte 1 event
  • Blackout 1 event
  • CiphBit 1 event
  • Embargo 1 event
  • Pryx 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States44
  • PLAY8 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Nitrogen7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Akira4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Qilin3 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Data Leak2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada8
  • Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom8
  • 3AM2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil5
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BlackByte1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Mad Liberator1 event · 0 leak indicators
India4
  • Kill Security4 events · 0 leak indicators
Germany3
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan3
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Belgium2
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction8
  • Cactus2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • CiphBit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • Kill Security2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing5
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail5
  • Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
  • Kill Security2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
IT Services and IT Consulting4
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing4
  • PLAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
Chemical Manufacturing3
  • Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 37
  • 11-50 employees 18
  • 201-500 employees 17
  • 2-10 employees 9
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 4
  • 501-1,000 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
Qilin Farming United States Data leak 2024-10-01
Stormous Investment Banking United Kingdom Data leak 2024-10-01
Nitrogen Civil Engineering United States Data leak 2024-10-01
Nitrogen Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Canada Data leak 2024-10-01
Akira Maritime United States Claim only 2024-10-01
Akira Chemical Manufacturing United States Claim only 2024-10-01
Akira Civil Engineering United States Claim only 2024-10-01
Data Leak Government Administration United States Claim only 2024-10-01
Medusa Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-10-01
Mad Liberator Retail Apparel and Fashion Brazil Claim only 2024-10-01
MEOW Government Administration Colombia Claim only 2024-10-01
Qilin Health, Wellness and Fitness United States Data leak 2024-10-01

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
IT intrusion this past Thursday at Aurdel 2024-09-30
Because of an IT intrusion this past Thursday, delivery of orders will be delayed. To minimize the effects of this attack, parts of the IT system have had to be shut down. It is s…
Richardson Responding To Cyber Security Incident 2024-09-27
At 6:22 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, an external party temporarily gained access to the City’s servers and attempted to encrypt data files within the network. Automated…

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.