Aeternum botnet uses Polygon blockchain smart contracts for C&C, making its infrastructure harder to detect and disrupt. Qrator Labs researchers uncovered Aeternum, a botnet that runs its command-and-control infrastructure through smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain. By decentralizing its C2, the malware avoids traditional server-based takedowns and becomes far harder to disrupt or shut down,…
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New Aeternum C2 Botnet Evades Takedowns via Polygon Blockchain
Qrator Research Lab has identified Aeternum C2, a botnet that uses the Polygon blockchain for commands, making it nearly impossible to shut down.
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Aeternum C2 Botnet Stores Encrypted Commands on Polygon Blockchain to Evade Takedown
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet loader called Aeternum C2 that uses a blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to make it resilient to takedown efforts. “Instead of relying on traditional servers or domains for command-and-control, Aeternum stores its instructions on the public Polygon blockchain,” Qrator Labs said in a report shared with The
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Aeternum Botnet Shifts Command Control to Polygon Blockchain
New botnet Aeternum shifted C2 operations to Polygon blockchain, complicating takedown efforts