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By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·4/28/2026
Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files
Source: BleepingComputer
Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:25:57 -0400
Summary
Researchers are warning that the VECT 2.0 ransomware has a problem in the way it handles encryption nonces that leads to permanently destroying larger files rather than encrypt them. [...]
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