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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: 2024-11-23 → 2024-11-29 UTC
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Observed events
181
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
136
75.1% of observed events
Active actors
24
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
29
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Akira generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 21.5% of observed events.
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75.1% 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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Hospitals and Health Care was the most represented sector in this window with 11 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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29 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
Coverage snapshot
As of 2024-11-29 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
41
Sectors represented this week
73
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
39 events · 30 leak indicators
RansomHub
25 events · 24 leak indicators
Kill Security
18 events · 18 leak indicators
INC Ransom
15 events · 15 leak indicators
Fog
12 events · 0 leak indicators
Argonauts
10 events · 4 leak indicators
Lynx
9 events · 9 leak indicators
Hunters International
8 events · 8 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Argonauts 10 events
- MedusaLocker 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States88
- Akira26 events · 17 leak indicators
- RansomHub16 events · 15 leak indicators
- Fog8 events · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security7 events · 7 leak indicators
- Hunters International5 events · 5 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Lynx4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Blacksuit3 events · 2 leak indicators
Italy9
- Argonauts6 events · 2 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Australia7
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Canada7
- Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Rhysida1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
- INC Ransom4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
Brazil5
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
India5
- Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Arab Emirates5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 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.
Hospitals and Health Care11
- Argonauts2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Fog2 events · 0 leak indicators
- Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
IT Services and IT Consulting10
- Akira5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Software Development9
- Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
- RansomHub3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Argonauts1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction8
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
Retail8
- RansomHub4 events · 4 leak indicators
- Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate7
- Kill Security2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing5
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Argonauts1 event · 0 leak indicators
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHouse1 event · 0 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Government Administration5
- Blacksuit1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 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.
- 11-50 employees 51
- 51-200 employees 43
- 201-500 employees 21
- 1,001-5,000 employees 16
- 2-10 employees 13
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAY | Wholesale Building Materials | United States | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| PLAY | IT Services and IT Consulting | United States | Claim only | 2024-11-29 |
| PLAY | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | United States | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| RansomHub | Real Estate | United Arab Emirates | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| Eraleignews | Financial Services | Paraguay | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| Hunters International | IT Services and IT Consulting | Italy | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| Akira | Printing Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| Akira | IT Services and IT Consulting | Germany | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| Akira | Software Development | United States | Data leak | 2024-11-29 |
| Akira | Plastics Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2024-11-29 |
| Akira | Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | United States | Claim only | 2024-11-29 |
| Akira | Banking | United States | Claim only | 2024-11-29 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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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.