What Is a Command and Control Attack? Command and control cyberattacks (C2 or C&C for short) happen when bad actors infiltrate a system and install malware that lets them remotely send commands from a ...

Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec have uncovered a piece of malware that uses Google Docs, which is now part of Google Drive, as a bridge when communicating with attackers in order ...

A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.

A C2 or C&C attack includes the set of tools and techniques that hackers use to communicate with the compromised devices in order to give the instructions to spread the infection. In a Command and ...

Researchers have sinkholed a command and control server for a variant of the PlugX malware and observed in six months more than 2.5 million connections from unique IP addresses. Since last September, ...

An international law enforcement operation code-named 'Synergia' has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns. Command and control servers ...