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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: 2024-12-27 → 2025-01-02 UTC
Choose a report date
Observed events
50
Public claims in the selected week
Data leak indicators
34
68.0% of observed events
Active actors
14
Distinct groups with observed activity
Torrent-linked events
1
Events intersecting with torrent intelligence
What changed this week?
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Arcus Media generated the highest visible claim volume this week, representing 16.0% of observed events.
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68.0% 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 5 observed events.
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1 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 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 2025-01-02 UTC.
Leak sites observed this week
14
Leak sites online near report date
0
Threat actor profiles updated this week
0
Countries represented this week
20
Sectors represented this week
33
Top active actors
By observed claim volumeArcus Media
8 events · 0 leak indicators
RansomHub
7 events · 6 leak indicators
SAFEPAY
7 events · 6 leak indicators
8BASE
6 events · 4 leak indicators
INC Ransom
4 events · 4 leak indicators
PLAY
4 events · 4 leak indicators
RA Group
4 events · 0 leak indicators
DragonForce
3 events · 3 leak indicators
Emerging or resurfacing actors
No matching activity in prior 30 days- Arcus Media 8 events
Country mix
Share of weekly events across the last 12 reporting windows. Click to expand top actors for this week.
United States14
- SAFEPAY4 events · 3 leak indicators
- PLAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- 8BASE2 events · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Akira1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
France5
- 8BASE2 events · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Singapore5
- SAFEPAY3 events · 3 leak indicators
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
Brazil3
- Arcus Media2 events · 0 leak indicators
- 8BASE1 event · 1 leak indicator
Canada3
- Data Leak1 event · 1 leak indicator
- INC Ransom1 event · 1 leak indicator
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
Spain3
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
Germany2
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
India2
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- DarkVault1 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 Consulting5
- Arcus Media2 events · 0 leak indicators
- DarkVault1 event · 1 leak indicator
- DragonForce1 event · 1 leak indicator
- Space Bears1 event · 1 leak indicator
Construction4
- Arcus Media2 events · 0 leak indicators
- RA Group1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Hospitals and Health Care3
- INC Ransom3 events · 3 leak indicators
Accounting2
- PLAY1 event · 1 leak indicator
- RansomHub1 event · 1 leak indicator
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing2
- Arcus Media1 event · 0 leak indicators
- RansomHub1 event · 0 leak indicators
Education Administration Programs2
- SAFEPAY2 events · 1 leak indicator
Food and Beverage Services2
- RansomHub2 events · 2 leak indicators
Machinery Manufacturing2
- SAFEPAY2 events · 2 leak indicators
Organization size bands
Share of weekly events by employee-size group across the last 12 reporting windows.
- 11-50 employees 19
- 51-200 employees 16
- 1,001-5,000 employees 3
- 2-10 employees 3
- 201-500 employees 3
- 501-1,000 employees 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8BASE | Medical Practice | United States | Data leak | 2025-01-02 |
| 8BASE | Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing | France | Data leak | 2025-01-02 |
| 8BASE | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | United States | Claim only | 2025-01-02 |
| 8BASE | Legal Services | France | Claim only | 2025-01-02 |
| 8BASE | Textile Manufacturing | Brazil | Data leak | 2025-01-02 |
| 8BASE | Civil Engineering | Switzerland | Data leak | 2025-01-02 |
| DarkVault | IT Services and IT Consulting | India | Data leak | 2025-01-02 |
| RansomHub | Hospitality | France | Data leak | 2025-01-02 |
| CiphBit | Automotive | Portugal | Data leak | 2025-01-01 |
| RansomHub | Construction | Singapore | Data leak | 2025-01-01 |
| DragonForce | IT Services and IT Consulting | France | Data leak | 2024-12-31 |
| RansomHub | Investment Banking | Ecuador | Data leak | 2024-12-31 |
News and research context
Recent articles from the same time window.
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.