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Kimwolf v7 Botnet Uses Ethereum ENS for C2 and Tor Backup Routing

2026-08-11 11:54 UTC · Unit 42 · read the source ↗ #botnet#android-iot#c2-evasion
  • Engineer — Learn: Kimwolf v7’s use of Ethereum Name Service for C2 resolution and Tor as a fallback is a novel evasion pattern worth incorporating into threat models for IoT/edge assets, but no patch or config change applies to typical cloud/AppSec environments.
  • SOC/IR — Plan: The ENS-based C2 resolution and Tor backup routing introduce detection gaps in traditional domain-block and DNS monitoring approaches; plan detection coverage for anomalous Ethereum ENS lookups and unexpected Tor traffic from IoT segments this quarter.
  • Leader — Skip
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