Pluggyape Malware — Analysis, Campaigns & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
6
occurrences
First Seen
January 13, 2026
Last Seen
March 16, 2026

PluggyApe is a malware family involved in targeted operations against Ukraine’s defense sector.

Overview

PluggyApe is a malware family involved in targeted operations against Ukraine’s defense sector. It is delivered via social-engineering lures that impersonate charitable organizations, enabling infection of Ukrainian military devices and defense officials, highlighting a geopolitical cyber campaign.

Related Threat Clusters

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Russia — Securityaffairs.Co · March 16, 2026
  • CERT — Securityaffairs.Co · January 14, 2026
  • Ukraine defense officials targeted by PluggyApe malware campaign — Scworld · January 14, 2026
  • Russian hackers posed as charities to install malware on Ukrainian military devices - Межа — Mezha.Ua · January 14, 2026
  • Threat Actors Targeting Ukraine’s Defense Forces with Charity — Cybersecuritynews · January 14, 2026
  • Ukraine's army targeted in new charity — Bleepingcomputer · January 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown