Ukrainian Military Targeted in Charity-Themed Malware Campaign Using PluggyApe Backdoor

Between October and December 2025, Ukrainian defense forces were targeted by a malicious campaign with a charitable theme distributing the PluggyApe malware, a backdoor. The attack aimed at military officials through lures related to donations or humanitarian appeals. No explicit attribution is mentioned. The malware enables persistent access to infected systems, but the concrete impacts (such as data exfiltration or operational disruption) are not detailed. The campaign was identified without specifying the initial infection vectors. Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraines-army-targeted-in-new-charity-themed-malware-campaign/