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Aeternum botnet hides commands in Polygon smart contracts

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2026-02-27 20:19:35 UTC

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 Polyg…

Aeternum botnet hides commands in Polygon smart contracts Qrator Labs researchers uncovered Aeternum, a botnet that runs its command-and-control infrastructure through smart contracts on the Polygon… [+3859 chars]