Hytec South Africa

Hytec South Africa was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to vect in January 2026. The organization, operating in the Manufacturing sector in South Africa, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

vect operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

Status: STATUS: NEGOTIATING | Sector: Engineering Solutions | All data exfiltrated including PII, employee information. | Deadline: 4d 15h