Don't pay Vect a ransom - your data's likely already wiped out

Check Point Research analyzed Vect—an extortion group's ransomware-as-a-service used alongside TeamPCP—and found a critical implementation flaw that causes any file larger than 128 KB to be irreversibly destroyed, effectively making Vect a wiper. The group has Windows, Linux, and ESXi variants, partnered with BreachForums for distribution/negotiation, and is linked to supply-chain compromises affecting tools like Trivy and LiteLLM; the leak site lists dozens of alleged victims and recovery is reported to be impossible for affected large files.