Dossier
encryption nonces
Coverage of encryption nonces in the Nexus archive.
- Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files
VECT 2.0 ransomware is malfunctioning by permanently destroying large files instead of encrypting them due to a flaw in handling encryption nonces. This issue turns the ransomware into a data-wiping tool, causing irreversible data loss.