PluggyApe Malware – Because Apparently, Nothing Says ‘Cyberwar’ Like Hijacking Chat Apps

So, here comes another steaming pile of cyber-shit from the digital jungle — a nasty little bastard called PluggyApe. This malware isn’t just your average run-of-the-mill crapware; no, this motherf***er’s got ambition. It’s out there pretending to be all friendly while actually screwing over Ukraine’s defense forces. Because obviously, the universe wasn’t chaotic enough already.

The sneaky little sod uses Signal and WhatsApp — yes, the very bloody apps you use to send memes and complain about life — as its fancy command-and-control channels. So while you’re busy gossiping about office stupidity, PluggyApe’s out there whispering orders to infected systems, grabbing screenshots, running commands, and generally being an absolute pain in the digital arse.

Researchers (bless their poor over-caffeinated souls) traced this crapfest back to likely Russian-attributed cyber crews. Because of course, who else would think, “Hey, let’s weaponize the world’s chat apps for a bit of light data theft today”? The malware’s got persistence, stealth, and the kind of smug sense of superiority that’d make your least favorite sysadmin proud. It’s dropping payloads, executing arbitrary commands, and exfiltrating data faster than an intern deletes logs after screwing up production.

So yeah, in summary — PluggyApe is another reminder that if your security posture relies on “hope and prayer,” you’re already f***ed. Stay patched, don’t click on weird crap, and for the love of uptime, stop installing random attachments that promise to be “urgent updates.”

Full article here (for when you’re ready for more headache fuel):
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/pluggyape-malware-uses-signal-and.html

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