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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: 2024-12-18 → 2024-12-24 UTC
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Observed events
128
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
91
71.1% of observed events
Active actors
32
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
6
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Kill Security generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 18.8% of observed events.
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71.1% 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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Retail was the most represented sector in this window with 9 observed events.
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3 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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6 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 2024-12-24 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
32
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
27
Sectors represented this week
58
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeKill Security
24 events · 24 leak indicators
Fog
13 events · 0 leak indicators
Akira
12 events · 7 leak indicators
BlackBasta
9 events · 8 leak indicators
Hunters International
7 events · 3 leak indicators
RansomHub
7 events · 5 leak indicators
Cactus
5 events · 5 leak indicators
Qilin
5 events · 4 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Cactus 5 events
- CL0P 2 events
- FSOCIETY 1 event
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States75
- Kill Security22 events · 22 leak indicators
- Akira10 events · 5 leak indicators
- Fog10 events · 0 leak indicators
- Cactus4 events · 4 leak indicators
- BlackBasta3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Hunters International3 events · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.03 events · 3 leak indicators
- Lynx3 events · 3 leak indicators
Canada7
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Hunters International1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Brazil4
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Germany4
- BlackBasta2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
Australia3
- Cloak1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
India3
- CL0P1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
Indonesia3
- Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
Argentina2
- Money Message1 event · 1 leak indicator
- 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.
Retail9
- Kill Security4 events · 4 leak indicators
- BlackBasta2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Hunters International2 events · 1 leak indicator
- Abyss1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction8
- Kill Security3 events · 3 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Qilin1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Financial Services6
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Cactus1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Eraleignews1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kairos1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Medusa1 event · 1 leak indicator
Banking5
- Eraleignews2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Hunters International1 event · 0 leak indicators
Automotive4
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- Monti1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Law Practice4
- Akira1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 event · 1 leak indicator
Legal Services4
- BianLian1 event · 0 leak indicators
- Fog1 event · 0 leak indicators
- LockBit 3.01 event · 1 leak indicator
- SAFEPAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Oil and Gas4
- BlackBasta1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Kill Security1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Lynx1 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 30
- 11-50 employees 29
- 201-500 employees 18
- 1,001-5,000 employees 13
- 2-10 employees 12
- 10,001+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFEPAY | Legal Services | Singapore | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| SAFEPAY | Higher Education | El Salvador | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| Hunters International | Defense and Space Manufacturing | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| Data Leak | Information Technology and Services | India | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| Akira | Banking | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| Sarcoma | Graphic Design | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| Sarcoma | Accounting | South Africa | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| Lynx | Law Practice | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-24 |
| LockBit 3.0 | Legal Services | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-23 |
| Qilin | Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering | Netherlands | Data leak | 2024-12-23 |
| Qilin | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | Australia | Data leak | 2024-12-23 |
| Cactus | Real Estate | United States | Data leak | 2024-12-23 |
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.