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: 2024-10-11 → 2024-10-17 UTC
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Observed events
84
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
63
75.0% of observed events
Active actors
20
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence

What changed this week?

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RansomHub generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 26.2% of observed events.
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75.0% 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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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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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 2024-10-17 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
20
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
1
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
44

Top active actors

By observed claim volume
RansomHub
22 events · 20 leak indicators
PLAY
12 events · 10 leak indicators
Medusa
7 events · 7 leak indicators
Hunters International
6 events · 6 leak indicators
MEOW
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Qilin
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Fog
4 events · 0 leak indicators
Kill Security
4 events · 0 leak indicators

Emerging or resurfacing actors

No matching activity in prior 30 days
  • BlackBasta 2 events
  • INTERLOCK 1 event

Country mix

Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States47
  • PLAY10 events · 8 leak indicators
  • RansomHub10 events · 9 leak indicators
  • Hunters International5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Medusa5 events · 5 leak indicators
  • Fog4 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian3 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin3 events · 3 leak indicators
  • Rhysida2 events · 2 leak indicators
India4
  • Kill Security3 events · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada3
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Japan2
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Norway2
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
Romania2
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom2
  • BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Qilin1 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
  • Kill Security2 events · 0 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • MEOW1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
  • Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Education Administration Programs4
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration4
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Kill Security1 event · 0 leak indicators
Software Development4
  • RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
  • Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • Sarcoma1 event · 0 leak indicators
Health, Wellness and Fitness3
  • RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
Non-profit Organizations3
  • Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
  • Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
  • RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator

Organization size bands

Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
  • 51-200 employees 27
  • 11-50 employees 14
  • 1,001-5,000 employees 11
  • 2-10 employees 8
  • 201-500 employees 8
  • 501-1,000 employees 7

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 Travel Arrangements India Claim only 2024-10-17
RansomHub Government Administration Puerto Rico Data leak 2024-10-17
RansomHub Consumer Services Romania Data leak 2024-10-17
Stormous IT Services and IT Consulting Germany Data leak 2024-10-17
Stormous Hospitals and Health Care Spain Data leak 2024-10-17
Qilin Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage United States Data leak 2024-10-17
Qilin Financial Services United Kingdom Data leak 2024-10-17
Qilin Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Thailand Data leak 2024-10-17
Qilin Utilities United States Data leak 2024-10-17
RansomHub Facilities Services United States Data leak 2024-10-17
RansomHub Education Administration Programs United States Data leak 2024-10-17
RansomHub Education Administration Programs United States Data leak 2024-10-17

News and research context

Recent articles from the same time window.
Globe Life - FORM 8-K | SEC.gov 2024-10-17
Globe Life Inc. (the “Company”) recently received communications from an unknown threat actor seeking to extort money from the Company in exchange for not disclosing certain infor…
Healthcare Services Group - FORM 8-K | SEC.gov 2024-10-17
On October 9, 2024, Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”) identified a cybersecurity incident, which involved unauthorized activity within some of its systems. The Compa…
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.