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Aeternum C2 Botnet Stores Encrypted Commands on Polygon Blockchain to Evade Takedown

The Hacker News | #1 Trusted Source for Cybersecurity News [Uno… February 26, 2026
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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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