Aeternum Botnet Uses Polygon Smart Contracts for Takedown-Resistant Malware C2

Aeternum is a new botnet loader designed to resist takedowns. It stores instructions on Polygon, a public blockchain, creating a widely replicated control channel that is difficult to remove. The malware reaches Windows systems through several routes. Investigators found a packed loader, an XWorm and XMRig package, and Python code in a fake DBeaver installer. […] The post Aeternum Botnet Uses Polygon Smart Contracts for Takedown-Resistant Malware C2 appeared first on Cyber Security News.