Unit 42 Threat Research

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Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet

Discover how Kimwolf v7 targets Android IoT devices with HTTP/2 DDoS fingerprinting, Ethereum ENS C2 resolution and Tor backup routing....
August 11, 2026
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The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Op...

Analysis of the Aeternum botnet loader, a threat leveraging Polygon blockchain smart contracts for decentralized C2 infrastructure and payload execution....
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Inside the Modern SOC: The Identity Front Door

Identity-based attacks drive 90% of incidents. Learn how modern attackers exploit identities and what SOC leaders can do to respond....
August 7, 2026
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ChainDrop: Inside a Self-Propagating npm Worm

Analysis of ChainDrop, an npm supply chain worm extracting GitHub Actions runner secrets and using Ethereum smart contracts for C2 routing....
August 6, 2026
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Token Jacking: Cybercriminals Could Be Stealing Your AI Resources

Discover how attackers hijack AI tokens to fuel gray market transfer stations by stealing developer API keys....
August 6, 2026
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The Frontier AI Vulnerability Burst: Industrializing Autonomous Z...

Frontier AI is reshaping vulnerability discovery. Learn how our NOVA system found 14,000+ unknown vulnerabilities across the open-source software supply chain....
August 4, 2026
By  Xu Zou
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Almost Half of Malware Samples Communicate Direct to IP

Nearly half of C2 malware bypasses DNS by connecting directly to IP addresses. Zero trust IP enforcement secures networks against these threats....
August 4, 2026
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Pass the Passkey: A Novel Attack Surface in Passwordless Authenti...

Explore how passkey implementation gaps undermine security when relying parties fail to validate the User Verified flag, reducing MFA to a single factor....
August 3, 2026

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