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vect is a ransomware operator currently active on public leak sites. Darkfield has indexed 25 public victims claimed by this operator between January 6, 2026 and April 15, 2026. The Vect ransomware group is an emerging threat actor first observed in January 2026, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their ransomware deployment patterns. With limited public documentation available from major cybersecurity organizations, the group's country of origin and potential affiliations remain unclear, though their targeting patterns suggest a relatively small-scale operation compared to established ransomware families. Based on available victim data, Vect has compromised at least 23 organizations globally, with primary focus on Brazil, the United States, South Africa, Namibia, and Egypt, demonstrating a geographically diverse targeting approach that spans multiple continents. The group appears to concentrate their attacks on manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and energy sectors, suggesting they may seek targets with critical infrastructure dependencies or valuable data assets, though their specific attack methodologies and encryption techniques have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence providers. Given the group's recent emergence in early 2026, comprehensive analysis of their tactics, techniques, and procedures remains limited in public threat intelligence reporting. As of current reporting, Vect appears to remain active, though the limited public visibility suggests they operate at a smaller scale compared to prominent ransomware-as-a-service groups that typically attract more extensive law enforcement and security researcher attention.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by vect

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How we know this. Operator profiles on Darkfield are built from continuous monitoring of every leak site the group is known to operate, cross-correlated with community-curated feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch, MISP-galaxy). Status flips from active to inactive when no new disclosure appears for 60 days. MITRE ATT&CK mappings shown in the interactive section below are sourced from CISA, vendor analysis, and the MITRE community catalog — we attribute each technique back to its source. Aliases reflect operator re-brands and affiliate splits.

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vect

25 victims indexed · first seen 6 months ago · last activity 3 months ago

25
Victims indexed
#152 of 364 tracked operators
3m
Active period
Jan 2026 → Apr 2026
10
Countries hit
top BR · 4

At a glance

Status
active
First seen
6 months ago
Last activity
3 months ago
Onion sites
1 known endpoint
Primary sector
Not Found · 17 hits

About

The Vect ransomware group is an emerging threat actor first observed in January 2026, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their ransomware deployment patterns. With limited public documentation available from major cybersecurity organizations, the group's country of origin and potential affiliations remain unclear, though their targeting patterns suggest a relatively small-scale operation compared to established ransomware families. Based on available victim data, Vect has compromised at least 23 organizations globally, with primary focus on Brazil, the United States, South Africa, Namibia, and Egypt, demonstrating a geographically diverse targeting approach that spans multiple continents. The group appears to concentrate their attacks on manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and energy sectors, suggesting they may seek targets with critical infrastructure dependencies or valuable data assets, though their specific attack methodologies and encryption techniques have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence providers. Given the group's recent emergence in early 2026, comprehensive analysis of their tactics, techniques, and procedures remains limited in public threat intelligence reporting. As of current reporting, Vect appears to remain active, though the limited public visibility suggests they operate at a smaller scale compared to prominent ransomware-as-a-service groups that typically attract more extensive law enforcement and security researcher attention.

References

1 link

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

3 months
2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 22026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 192026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 2
2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:002026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇧🇷 Brazil
4
🇺🇸 United States
4
🇿🇦 South Africa
2
Namibia
1
🇪🇬 Egypt
1
🇮🇳 India
1
🇪🇸 Spain
1
🇮🇹 Italy
1
Brazil dossier →United States dossier →South Africa dossier →Namibia dossier →

Top sectors

Manufacturing
2
Healthcare
1
Technology
1
Energy
1
Education
1
Manufacturing dossier →Healthcare dossier →Technology dossier →Energy dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
  • T1204User Execution
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

1 known
  • http://vectordntlcrlmfkcm4alni734tbcrnd5lk44v6sp4lqal6noqrgnbyd.onion

Source

Updated 3 months ago

Data on this page is sourced from the group's own leak posts, cross-checked with public ransomware trackers (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch), MITRE ATT&CK, and our own Tor and Telegram crawlers. This is a public observatory page — share freely.

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