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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract for C2 Resilience

2026-08-27 21:01 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #malware#blockchain-c2#dark-caracal
  • Engineer — Learn: The blockchain-based C2 technique — resolving replacement C2 addresses from an Ethereum smart contract — is a novel evasion that standard domain-block controls won’t catch; worth reviewing egress filtering to include RPC/blockchain API endpoints.
  • SOC/IR — Plan: Add detection coverage for unexpected Ethereum RPC calls or blockchain API queries originating from endpoints, as this C2 pattern bypasses conventional domain-blocking; no specific IOCs were released, so broader TTP-level hunting is the near-term action.
  • Leader — Skip
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