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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: 2024-11-29 → 2024-12-05 UTC
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Observed events
142
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
114
80.3% of observed events
Active actors
30
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 27.5% of observed events.
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80.3% 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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IT Services and IT Consulting was the most represented sector in this window with 9 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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29 observed events in this week intersected with torrent intelligence, which is useful for understanding data-distribution tactics beyond plain leak-site posts.
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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 2024-12-05 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
30
Leak sites online near report date
1
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
28
Sectors represented this week
67
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeAkira
39 events · 30 leak indicators
RansomHub
25 events · 23 leak indicators
BlackBasta
12 events · 12 leak indicators
PLAY
7 events · 6 leak indicators
Qilin
7 events · 4 leak indicators
Eraleignews
6 events · 6 leak indicators
Medusa
5 events · 4 leak indicators
8BASE
4 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- 8BASE 4 events
- Daixin 2 events
- Nitrogen 1 event
- Trinity 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States81
- Akira26 events · 17 leak indicators
- RansomHub16 events · 14 leak indicators
- PLAY6 events · 5 leak indicators
- Medusa5 events · 4 leak indicators
- Qilin4 events · 3 leak indicators
- BlackBasta3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
- BianLian2 events · 1 leak indicator
Germany7
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil6
- Akira2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada6
- Akira3 events · 3 leak indicators
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Italy6
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
United Kingdom5
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Qilin2 events · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
Austria2
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Sarcoma1 event · 1 leak indicator
Czech Republic2
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
Sector mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
IT Services and IT Consulting9
- Akira5 events · 5 leak indicators
- Hunters International2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Argonauts1 event · 0 leak indicators
- PLAY1 event · 0 leak indicators
Construction7
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Sarcoma2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 0 leak indicators
Hospitals and Health Care5
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 0 leak indicators
Plastics Manufacturing5
- Akira2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
Real Estate5
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
Manufacturing4
- Akira3 events · 2 leak indicators
- Embargo1 event · 1 leak indicator
Retail4
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Medusa1 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 38
- 11-50 employees 36
- 201-500 employees 22
- 1,001-5,000 employees 12
- 501-1,000 employees 11
- 2-10 employees 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFEPAY | Accounting | Canada | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| SAFEPAY | Food and Beverages | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| Medusa | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| Medusa | Law Practice | United States | Claim only | 2024-12-05 |
| PLAY | Freight and Package Transportation | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| PLAY | Food and Beverage Services | Japan | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| PLAY | Financial Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| PLAY | Automation Machinery Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| Eraleignews | Software Development | Brazil | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| Nitrogen | Banking | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-05 |
| Space Bears | Financial Services | India | Claim only | 2024-12-05 |
| BianLian | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | United States | Claim only | 2024-12-05 |
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.