Researchers Unveil Aeternum C2 Infrastructure with Advanced Evasion and Persistence Tactics

**Executive summary:** Aeternum is a blockchain-based C2 kit for a C++ botnet loader that writes commands to Polygon smart contracts, creating immutable, decentralized control channels that resist traditional takedowns; the kit is sold on darknet markets, supports HWID targeting, anti-VM and undetectability checks, and can deliver information stealers, miners, and RATs, prompting a shift toward network-edge filtering and proactive mitigation.