A newly identified malware operation named Aeternum is using the Polygon blockchain as a command-and-control (C2) channel, making its infrastructure harder to remove than traditional botnets. Instead of depending on a single server or domain, infected devices retrieve instructions from smart contracts hosted on the public blockchain. A smart contract is a program stored on […]
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