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DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt

Aug 11, 2026 // 19:36

The ransomware group known as DeadLock has been observed using decentralized infrastructure to facilitate victim communications and data leak operations in a bid to improve […]

New Aeternum Malware Uses Smart Contracts on Polygon to Resist Takedown Efforts

Feb 26, 2026 // 23:16

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new botnet loader called Aeternum C2 that leverages the Polygon blockchain to store encrypted command-and-control (C2) instructions. This technique, documented by Qrator Labs and Outpost24’s KrakenLabs, makes […]