Critical Flaw Turns Vect Ransomware into Data-Destroying Wiper (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• Vect 2.0 destroys large files instead of encrypting them.
• Data recovery impossible for both victims and attackers.
• Cybereason identified the underlying programming flaw.

"A critical programming error in the Vect 2.0 ransomware causes it to destroy large files instead of encrypting them, making recovery impossible even for the attackers. The encryption function malfunctions, turning the ransomware into a wiper that irreversibly overwrites data."