A new variant of the Glupteba malware dropper is using the Bitcoin blockchain to fetch command and control (C2) server domains from Bitcoin transactions marked with OP_RETURN script opcodes.

The "Pastebin C2 tunnel" now in use, as described by the researchers, creates a pathway between njRAT infections and new payloads. With the Trojan acting as a downloader, it will grab encoded data ...

The RogueRobin uses a mix of novel techniques. A custom malware used by the APT known as DarkHydrus uses a mix of novel techniques, including using Google Drive as an alternate command-and-control ...

Prometei C2 requests have been detected from countries including the US, Brazil, Turkey, China, and Mexico. TechRepublic: Phishing attacks hiding in Google Cloud to steal Microsoft account credentials ...

The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced the malware to use its "self-delete" function.. The People's Republic ...

However, what makes it really stand out from the crowd is its C2 infrastructure - it uses a special function to create a bot instance, using a Telegram API token generated via Botfather.

Another is to download the main payload, Fbot, which comes embedded with details on contacting the command and control (C2) server. The third function is to self-destruct.

It functions as separate modules — communication and data collection — based on the process in which it is executed, all originating from a single executable. The malware starts by calling the ...

If the crawler gets a positive response from the IP then we know that it's a C2.” Recorded Future released a report, “ Proactive Threat Identification Neutralizes Remote Access Trojan Efficacy ,” ...