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Weekly intelligence
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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: 2024-10-23 → 2024-10-29 UTC
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Observed events
139
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
85
61.2% of observed events
Active actors
31
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
0
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Eraleignews generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 14.4% of observed events.
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61.2% 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 11 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.
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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 2024-10-29 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
31
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
4
Countries represented this week
24
Sectors represented this week
64
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeEraleignews
20 events · 20 leak indicators
RansomHub
18 events · 16 leak indicators
PLAY
12 events · 12 leak indicators
Fog
10 events · 0 leak indicators
Blacksuit
7 events · 1 leak indicator
RA Group
7 events · 0 leak indicators
MEOW
6 events · 0 leak indicators
BlackBasta
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Eraleignews 20 events
- RA Group 7 events
- Brain Cipher 4 events
- PlayBoy 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States72
- PLAY12 events · 12 leak indicators
- RansomHub10 events · 9 leak indicators
- Fog9 events · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Blacksuit5 events · 1 leak indicator
- BlackBasta4 events · 4 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Everest3 events · 0 leak indicators
United Kingdom12
- Eraleignews7 events · 7 leak indicators
- MEOW2 events · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada10
- Blacksuit2 events · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
India7
- Kill Security3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PlayBoy1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia3
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil2
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
France2
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
Construction11
- PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- RansomHub3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Nitrogen1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting8
- Eraleignews5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice8
- BianLian2 events · 0 leak indicators
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Medical Practice6
- Everest2 events · 0 leak indicators
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Everest1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing4
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- INTERLOCK1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
Financial Services4
- Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing4
- Fog2 events · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 41
- 11-50 employees 32
- 201-500 employees 23
- 501-1,000 employees 12
- 1,001-5,000 employees 11
- 2-10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RansomHub | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| PLAY | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| PLAY | Public Safety | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| PLAY | Telecommunications | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| RansomHub | Construction | United States | Claim only | 2024-10-29 |
| RansomHub | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| RansomHub | Retail | Philippines | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| BlackBasta | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Spain | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| BlackBasta | Warehousing | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| BlackBasta | Automation Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| BlackBasta | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-29 |
| Arcus Media | Technology, Information and Internet | United States | Claim only | 2024-10-29 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
Related actor: REvil
Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia, marking one of the rare instances where cybercriminals from th…
Related actor: Fog
Since Early August 2024, Arctic Wolf has observed a high volume of intrusions involving Fog and Akira ransomware encryption affecting organizations with SonicWall devices.
Related actor: Mallox
Anti-malware vendor Avast on Tuesday published a free decryption tool to help victims to recover from the Mallox ransomware attacks.
First observed in 2021 and also known as Fa…
Karat Packaging Inc. - FORM 8-K | SEC.gov
2024-10-23
On October 18, 2024, Karat Packaging Inc. (the “Company”) discovered unauthorized third-party access to its information systems. Upon detecting the incident, the Company activated…
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.