VECT 2.0 Ransomware — Victims, Campaigns & Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
8
occurrences
First Seen
April 28, 2026
Last Seen
June 5, 2026

VECT 2.0 is a ransomware_group tracked across 2 threat clusters and 8 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed April 28, 2026; most recent activity June 5, 2026.

Related Threat Clusters

  • Vect 2.0 Ransomware Functions as Data Wiper, Not Encryptor

    The Vect 2.0 ransomware, emerging from a partnership with the TeamPCP group, has been found to irreversibly destroy files larger than 128 KB instead of encrypting them for ransom. This critical flaw, identified by Check…

    21 articles · Updated April 28, 2026
  • VECT 2.0 Ransomware Compromises File Recovery for Victims

    VECT 2.0 ransomware has emerged as a significant threat, leaving victims unable to recover files even with the attackers' decryptor. This ransomware employs a flawed design that discards nonces for earlier parts of…

    5 articles · Updated June 5, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • VECT 2.0 Ransomware Can Damage Files Its Own Decryptor Cannot Reliably Restore — Cybersecuritynews · June 5, 2026
  • VECT 2.0 Ransomware Breaks Files Beyond Its Own Recovery — Gbhackers · June 5, 2026
  • New ransomware wipes every file larger than 128 KB — Mashable · April 29, 2026
  • Vect 2 0 Ransomware Targets Windows Linux Esxi — www.secure.com · April 29, 2026
  • VECT 2.0 Ransomware Wipes Large Files Across Windows, Linux & ESXi — Gbhackers · April 29, 2026
  • New VECT 2.0 Ransomware Destroys Files Over 128 KB Across Windows, Linux, and ESXi — Cybersecuritynews · April 29, 2026
  • Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files — Bleepingcomputer · April 28, 2026
  • VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi — Thehackernews · April 28, 2026

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