Analysis of the Aeternum botnet loader, a threat leveraging Polygon blockchain smart contracts for decentralized C2 infrastructure and payload execution.

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Unit 42 explores trends in data theft and extortion, outlining key strategies for organizations as frontier AI models advance.

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Unit 42 analyzes the evolution of Gremlin stealer. This variant uses advanced obfuscation, crypto clipping and session hijacking to compromise data.

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