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Vect and TeamPCP industrialize ransomware through a supply-chain credential-theft alliance

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Vect and TeamPCP formed a new ransomware-as-a-service partnership that combines supply-chain credential theft with extortion, expanding the risk of follow-on attacks against compromised developer environments. The alliance creates an industrialized ransomware pipeline that can turn stolen access into faster and broader victimization.

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H score34 First: 31.03.2026 15:15 Last: 31.03.2026 15:15 Sources 1

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TeamPCP compromised the Checkmarx Jenkins AST plugin by publishing a rogue version to repo.jenkins-ci.org on May 9, 2026, outside the official release pipeline. The malicious upload was tied to access to Checkmarx GitHub repositories and was used to deliver credential-stealing malware and malicious code to the affected organization.

Timeline

  1. 03.07.2026 14:30 2 articles · 13d ago

    Vect and TeamPCP industrialize ransomware through a supply-chain credential-theft alliance

    Initial Disclosure

    Vect and TeamPCP moved from separate criminal specialties to a shared extortion pipeline. The partnership links stolen developer access with ransomware deployment, broadening downstream victim risk.

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