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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 004 - Databricks Investigating Alleged Compromise, TeamPCP Runs Dual Ransomware Operations, and AstraZeneca Data Released, (Mon, Mar 30th)

This is the fourth update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 003 covered developments through March 28, including the first 48-hour pause in new compromises and the campaign's shift to monetization. This update consolidates intelligence from March 28-30, 2026 -- two days since our last update. HIGH: Databricks Investigating Alleged Compromise Linked to TeamPCP Credential Harvest CybersecurityNews reports that Databricks, the cloud data analytics platform, is investigating an alleged security compromise linked to the TeamPCP credential harvest. International Cyber Digest stated on X that they notified them last week and Databricks scaled up to investigate. A separate analyst corroborated that screenshots showing AWS artifacts, CloudFormation dumps, and STS tokens match TeamPCP's exact playbook. Databricks has not issued an official statement. If confirmed, this would be the first major cloud platform identified as a downstream victim of TeamPCP's credential trove -- distinct from the security tool vendors (Aqua, Checkmarx, BerriAI, Telnyx) directly compromised in the supply chain phase. The distinction matters: tool vendor compromises expanded TeamPCP's credential pool, while a Databricks compromise would represent the monetization of that pool against an enterprise target processing sensitive data across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Recommended action: Organizations using Databricks should monitor for an official statement. If your CI/CD pipelines were exposed to any TeamPCP-compromised component AND those pipelines had access to Databricks credentials, treat those credentials as potentially compromised regardless of whether Databricks confirms the breach. HIGH: TeamPCP Operates Dual Ransomware Tracks - CipherForce Is Their Own Operation Update 002 documented TeamPCP's partnership with the Vect ransomware-as-a-service operation and BreachForums mass affiliate key distribution. New intelligence reveals that Vect is not TeamPCP's only ransomware channel. According to Flare and corroborated by Rami McCarthy's IOC tracker , TeamPCP operates under five confirmed aliases: PCPcat, ShellForce, DeadCatx3, CipherForce, and Persy_PCP . TeamPCP's own Telegram channel states: you may already know us as TeamPCP or Shellforce... CipherForce is a newer project we are starting to find affiliates. CipherForce is TeamPCP's own ransomware operation , separate from the Vect partnership. This means TeamPCP is running two parallel ransomware tracks simultaneously: their proprietary CipherForce program for direct operations, and the mass Vect affiliate program via BreachForums for distributed operations. The SANS ISC Stormcast for March 30 also notes more and more links between the TeamPCP crew and various ransomware actors -- plural -- consistent with this dual-track model. Analysts assess this dual-track approach allows TeamPCP to mainta

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Source: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32846

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