VECT Ransomware is a Wiper, Not Ransomware — Don’t Bother Paying, Says Check Point Research

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VECT Ransomware is a Wiper, Not Ransomware — Don’t Bother Paying, Says Check Point Research

You can read their blog post at https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/vect-ransomware-why-paying-wont-get-your-files-back/ or their full report at https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/vect-ransomware-by-design-wiper-by-accident/

(h/t, @cybernews)

I contacted VECT and asked them for their response to #CheckPoint's report. Their response was, um... short?

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