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The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications

·Source: Unit 42 (Palo Alto)

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Executive Summary

Analysis of the Aeternum botnet loader, a threat leveraging Polygon blockchain smart contracts for decentralized C2 infrastructure and payload execution. The post The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications appeared first on Unit 42 .

Analysis

Analysis of the Aeternum botnet loader, a threat leveraging Polygon blockchain smart contracts for decentralized C2 infrastructure and payload execution. The post The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications appeared first on Unit 42 .
Source Attribution

Originally published by Unit 42 (Palo Alto) on Aug 10, 2026.

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