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, 2026Was Madeiras listed by vecton the group's public leak site

Data size: 151 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, Was Madeiras is reported in Brazil, a country with 319 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.

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Was Madeiras

Claimed by vect · listed 3 months ago

151 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: Brazil
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Feb 24, 2026
Data size: 151 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

WAS Madeiras is a Brazilian manufacturer of wooden packaging products including pallets, crates, and wooden boxes, operating since 1993 with over 30 years of market experience. The company operates four industrial units in Araucária (HQ), Minas, Quitandinha, and Telêmaco Borba, offering wood processing, assembly, and phytosanitary treatment services. It serves approximately 3,700 clients across 4,048 cities.

Industry: Wood Packaging & Pallet Manufacturing
Address: Rua José Cheifert, 160, PAV 02, Barigui, Araucária, PR, Brazil
Founded: 1993

Attack summary

Severity: high — 151 GB of confirmed exfiltrated operational business data covering production, logistics, and multi-plant scheduling has been fully published, representing significant exposure of proprietary manufacturing and supply chain information.

The group 'vect' claims to have exfiltrated 151 GB of data from WAS Madeiras, publishing it in full. The disclosed data includes production control records, daily production logs, manufacturing scheduling data across multiple plants, assembly and mounting control records, shipping and expedition records, and warehouse data.

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Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Production control records
Daily production logs
Manufacturing scheduling data (multiple plants)
Assembly and mounting control records
Shipping and expedition records
Warehouse records

What the group claims

Status: STATUS: LEAKED | Sector: Manifacturer | Production control records Daily production logs Manufacturing scheduling data (multiple plants) Assembly and mounting control records Shipping and expedition records Warehous... DATA SIZE: 151GB

Sources

Victim sitewasmadeiras.com.br

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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