Aeternum Botnet Moves C2 Operations to Polygon Blockchain

The Aeternum botnet has shifted its command-and-control (C2) operations to the Polygon blockchain, a move that complicates traditional takedown efforts. The botnet’s use of decentralized infrastructure leverages the blockchain’s resilience to disruption, though no specific technical implementation details or dates were provided. No CVE IDs, victim counts, or geographic targeting were mentioned in the report. The impact described focuses on the increased difficulty for security teams to dismantle the botnet due to its decentralized C2 architecture. The shift to Polygon was confirmed by the source, but no additional threat actor attribution or attack vectors were disclosed.