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New malware service guarantees phishing extensions on Chrome web store

ID: 5ef6bf7f-a36a-5dee-83ca-05595306659e

STIX ID: report--5ef6bf7f-a36a-5dee-83ca-05595306659e

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-01-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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Varonis researchers identified a new malware-as-a-service named 'Stanley' that offers malicious Chrome extensions capable of silently auto-installing, overlaying full-screen phishing iframes while preserving the legitimate address bar, performing persistent C2 polling, geo-targeting victims, and promising support to publish extensions to the Chrome Web Store—raising distribution and phishing risks at scale.

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