Golden Chickens Resurfaces With Four New Malware Families and Modular Implants

The Hacker News 24 July 2026, 13:09 EEST Security

The threat actors behind the Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service (MaaS) ecosystem have resurfaced with four new malware families, indicating that the operators are showing no signs of stopping despite extensive public disclosures into their inner workings. The malware families in question are: TinyEgg, ChonkyChicken, a modularized variant of ChonkyChicken, and a modified web browser…

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