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: 2024-10-09 → 2024-10-15 UTC
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Observed events
77
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
53
68.8% of observed events
Active actors
22
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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PLAY generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 19.5% of observed events.
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68.8% 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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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 2024-10-15 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
22
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
22
Sectors represented this week
48

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
PLAY
15 events · 13 leak indicators
MEOW
10 events · 0 leak indicators
Hunters International
8 events · 8 leak indicators
RansomHub
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Medusa
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Kill Security
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Rhysida
3 events · 3 leak indicators
Sarcoma
3 events · 2 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • BlackBasta 2 events
  • FSOCIETY 1 event
  • INTERLOCK 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 States47
  • PLAY13 events · 11 leak indicators
  • Hunters International7 events · 7 leak indicators
  • Medusa5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • MEOW4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
  • Rhysida3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Abyss2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada3
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan3
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Underground1 event · 0 leak indicators
France2
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
India2
  • Kill Security2 events · 0 leak indicators
Norway2
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom2
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
Aruba1
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator

Sector mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction8
  • Medusa5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care6
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • INC Ransom1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice4
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Software Development3
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Wholesale3
  • Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Education Administration Programs2
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Entertainment Providers2
  • Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Environmental Services2
  • Hunters International1 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 25
  • 11-50 employees 12
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 9
  • 201-500 employees 9
  • 2-10 employees 6
  • 501-1,000 employees 6

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 Construction United States Data leak 2024-10-15
PLAY Construction United States Data leak 2024-10-15
PLAY Law Practice United States Data leak 2024-10-15
Kill Security Government Administration Libya Claim only 2024-10-15
BianLian Hospitals and Health Care United States Claim only 2024-10-15
Rhysida Education Administration Programs United States Data leak 2024-10-15
Fog Non-profit Organizations United States Claim only 2024-10-15
RansomHub Software Development Turkey Data leak 2024-10-15
Hunters International Law Practice United States Data leak 2024-10-15
Sarcoma Wholesale Building Materials Canada Data leak 2024-10-15
Rhysida IT Services and IT Consulting United States Data leak 2024-10-15
Medusa Construction United States Data leak 2024-10-15

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Cyberangriff auf die Johannesstift Diakonie 2024-10-14
In den frühen Morgenstunden des 13. Oktober 2024 wurden alle zentralen Server der Johannesstift Diakonie Opfer eines externen Angriffs. Alle Server wurden durch einen sogenannten…
C.R. Laurence reports ransomware attack 2024-10-11
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.