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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: 2024-10-25 → 2024-10-31 UTC
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Observed events
125
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
84
67.2% 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 16.0% of observed events.
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67.2% 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 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.
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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 2024-10-31 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
63
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeEraleignews
20 events · 20 leak indicators
RansomHub
17 events · 15 leak indicators
PLAY
13 events · 13 leak indicators
Fog
8 events · 0 leak indicators
Blacksuit
7 events · 1 leak indicator
3AM
6 events · 6 leak indicators
RA Group
5 events · 0 leak indicators
Sarcoma
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Eraleignews 20 events
- Brain Cipher 4 events
- Termite 2 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 States62
- PLAY13 events · 13 leak indicators
- Fog7 events · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub7 events · 6 leak indicators
- Eraleignews6 events · 6 leak indicators
- Blacksuit5 events · 1 leak indicator
- 3AM4 events · 4 leak indicators
- BlackBasta3 events · 3 leak indicators
- MEOW3 events · 0 leak indicators
Canada10
- Blacksuit2 events · 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
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom10
- Eraleignews7 events · 7 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany5
- Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PlayBoy1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia4
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil3
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
India3
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Puerto Rico3
- Data Leak2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 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
- RansomHub2 events · 1 leak indicator
- 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
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting7
- Eraleignews5 events · 5 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
Financial Services5
- Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care5
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 3AM1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Stormous1 event · 1 leak indicator
Law Practice5
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing5
- Fog2 events · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Termite1 event · 1 leak indicator
Building Materials3
- Brain Cipher1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Education Administration Programs3
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Termite1 event · 0 leak indicators
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 51-200 employees 34
- 11-50 employees 30
- 201-500 employees 24
- 501-1,000 employees 10
- 1,001-5,000 employees 8
- 2-10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest | Information Technology and Services | United States | Claim only | 2024-10-31 |
| Stormous | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| MEOW | Government Administration | United States | Claim only | 2024-10-31 |
| Fog | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | Sweden | Claim only | 2024-10-31 |
| RansomHub | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Mexico | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| 3AM | Hospitals and Health Care | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| 3AM | Advertising Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| 3AM | Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| 3AM | Mining | Brazil | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| 3AM | Home Health Care Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| 3AM | Business Consulting and Services | Australia | Data leak | 2024-10-31 |
| RA Group | Wholesale | Italy | Claim only | 2024-10-31 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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"We have ident…
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Related actor: REvil
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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.