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: 2024-10-02 → 2024-10-08 UTC
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Observed events
140
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
106
75.7% of observed events
Active actors
28
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
2
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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Sarcoma generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 20.7% of observed events.
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75.7% 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 10 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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2 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 2024-10-08 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
28
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
35
Sectors represented this week
72

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
Sarcoma
29 events · 29 leak indicators
RansomHub
17 events · 15 leak indicators
8BASE
13 events · 13 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 11 leak indicators
Data Leak
8 events · 7 leak indicators
Hunters International
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Akira
7 events · 2 leak indicators
Kill Security
7 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • Sarcoma 29 events
  • 8BASE 13 events

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States66
  • PLAY11 events · 9 leak indicators
  • RansomHub8 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Akira6 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak6 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • MEOW4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • 8BASE3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • CL0P3 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada13
  • RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain5
  • Sarcoma3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia4
  • Sarcoma3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
France4
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy4
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
South Africa4
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction10
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing6
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Orca1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing6
  • PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Blacksuit1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting5
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Trinity1 event · 0 leak indicators
Wholesale Building Materials5
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Accounting4
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services4
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 45
  • 51-200 employees 36
  • 201-500 employees 16
  • 2-10 employees 11
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 10
  • 501-1,000 employees 9

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 Wholesale Building Materials Mexico Claim only 2024-10-08
PLAY Accounting United States Data leak 2024-10-08
PLAY Food and Beverage Services United States Claim only 2024-10-08
PLAY Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Sweden Data leak 2024-10-08
PLAY Financial Services United States Data leak 2024-10-08
Kill Security Financial Services China Claim only 2024-10-08
PLAY Medical Device United States Data leak 2024-10-08
MEOW Wholesale Building Materials United States Claim only 2024-10-08
RansomHub Construction United States Data leak 2024-10-08
Hunters International Automation Machinery Manufacturing Poland Data leak 2024-10-08
CL0P Industrial Machinery Manufacturing United States Claim only 2024-10-08
RansomHub Real Estate United States Data leak 2024-10-08

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.

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.