Disclosure context

About vect

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. The group has been linked to 25 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on January 6, 2026; most recent post April 15, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 24, 2026Pappytech listed by vecton the group's public leak site

Data size: 22.82 GB

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Not Found sector, which has 4,859 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Pappytech is reported in in, a country with 239 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

Ransomware victim disclosure

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Pappytech Solutions Pvt Ltd

listed as Pappytech · Claimed by vect · listed 3 months ago

22.82 GB

Data size

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 24, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: vect
Status: Data leaked
Country: in
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Feb 24, 2026
Data size: 22.82 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Pappytech Solutions Pvt Ltd is a Mumbai-based international e-commerce solutions provider operating as an Amazon consultant and retail technology company. Through its Pappy Mart Global storefront, it brings international brands to Indian consumers using tech-backed demand forecasting and supply chain management. The company positions itself as a disruptor in the Indian e-commerce market.

Industry: International E-commerce & Retail Technology
Address: Mumbai, India
Founded: 2021

Attack summary

Severity: high — 22.82 GB of confirmed exfiltrated financial and accounting data spanning multiple years constitutes significant business and potentially regulated financial data exposure, with data already published.

The group 'vect' claims to have exfiltrated 22.82 GB of data from Pappytech, including multi-year accounting software data, company-wise financial datasets, and archived accounting backups, with negotiations reportedly ongoing at the time of disclosure.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Main accounting software data directories (multiple financial years)
Company-wise accounting datasets
Archived accounting backups (ZIP and RAR files)

What the group claims

Status: STATUS: NEGOTIATING | Sector: retail | ├─ Main accounting software data directories (multiple financial years) ├─ Company-wise accounting datasets (separate numeric company instances) ├─ Archived accounting backups (ZIP and RAR files, mu... DATA SIZE: 22.82 GB | Deadline: 18d 7h

Sources

Victim sitePappytech.com

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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