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: 2024-10-05 → 2024-10-11 UTC
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Observed events
103
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
70
68.0% of observed events
Active actors
24
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

8BASE generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 12.6% of observed events.
68.0% of observed events in this window showed a public data-leak indicator, which is a stronger escalation signal than a fresh listing alone.
Construction was the most represented sector in this window with 7 observed events.
3 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 2024-10-11 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
24
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
2
Countries represented this week
30
Sectors represented this week
57

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
8BASE
13 events · 13 leak indicators
MEOW
12 events · 0 leak indicators
RansomHub
12 events · 11 leak indicators
PLAY
11 events · 9 leak indicators
Hunters International
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Kill Security
9 events · 0 leak indicators
Data Leak
7 events · 6 leak indicators
Sarcoma
6 events · 6 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • 8BASE 13 events
  • FSOCIETY 1 event
  • Underground 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States52
  • PLAY10 events · 8 leak indicators
  • MEOW7 events · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub7 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Hunters International6 events · 6 leak indicators
  • Data Leak5 events · 4 leak indicators
  • 8BASE3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Abyss2 events · 2 leak indicators
Canada6
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
France4
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Italy4
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany3
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
India3
  • Kill Security3 events · 0 leak indicators
Mexico2
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
Norway2
  • Medusa2 events · 2 leak indicators

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction7
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services4
  • Kill Security2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care4
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Machinery Manufacturing4
  • 8BASE2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing4
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate4
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice3
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing3
  • 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 11-50 employees 29
  • 51-200 employees 21
  • 201-500 employees 15
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 13
  • 2-10 employees 6
  • 501-1,000 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
Blacksuit Utilities Ghana Data leak 2024-10-11
Hunters International Environmental Services United States Data leak 2024-10-11
Hunters International Pharmaceutical Manufacturing France Data leak 2024-10-11
Hunters International Wholesale United States Data leak 2024-10-11
MEOW Hospitality Romania Claim only 2024-10-11
Hunters International Law Practice United States Data leak 2024-10-11
RansomHub Software Development United States Data leak 2024-10-11
Medusa Construction Norway Data leak 2024-10-11
Abyss Computer Hardware Manufacturing United States Data leak 2024-10-11
RansomHub Law Practice United States Data leak 2024-10-11
Kill Security E-Learning Providers India Claim only 2024-10-10
INC Ransom Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2024-10-10

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
C.R. Laurence (CRL) experienced a ransomware attack on October 1, 2024, which disrupted certain areas of its network, including its online ordering system and design and estimatin…

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.