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PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces - Stanley - Jan 22, 2026
PLUGGYAPE Malware Uses Signal and WhatsApp to Target Ukrainian Defense Forces
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of new cyber attacks targeting its defense forces with malware known as PLUGGYAPE between October and December 2025.
The activity has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian hacking group tracked as Void Blizzard (aka Laundry Bear or UAC-0190). The threat actor is believed to be active since at least
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/pluggyape-malware-uses-signal-and.html