Brazilian Adhesive Product Maker, Engefitas Hit in Ransomware Attack

September 29, 2026

INCIDENT

Brazilian manufacturer specializing in adhesive tapes and adhesive products, Engefitas, suffered a ransomware attack by the Vexy Ransomware group which reported the incident on their dark web site earlier this month.
Engefitas makes the specialized adhesive products for the packaging, automotive, construction, electronics, and manufacturing sectors,.
The Vexy Ransomware group is a new group, according to a report with SOCRadar’s Dark Web Monitoring service. It appears Engefitas as one of the initial victims of this new attack group. Vexy Ransomware claims to have stolen internal data when the group released some information September 3..

Incident Date

September 2, 2026

Location

Brazil

Estimated Cost

unknown at this time

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