Command And Control
The latest Command And Control coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
DragonForce Ransomware Hides C2 in Microsoft Teams Relays — Here’s How Windows Admins Can Fight Back
A brazen ransomware attack against a major U.S. services company in December 2025 has revealed a sophisticated new evasion technique: attackers hid their command-and-control (C2) infrastructure...
SolanaScan npm Malware Strips Wallet Keys from Windows Developer Environments
A targeted supply-chain attack infiltrating the npm registry has been quietly siphoning cryptocurrency wallet keys, API tokens, and sensitive configuration files from developer machines. Dubbed...
Ghost Calls: Stealthy C2 Tunnels Exploit Microsoft Teams and Zoom Relays
Attackers can now turn Microsoft Teams and Zoom into invisible command-and-control backchannels without exploiting a single software flaw. Researchers from Praetorian have detailed a...
File upload bugs let hackers plant web shells on Windows and Linux—attacks up 47% in 2023.
Cybercriminals are exploiting file upload vulnerabilities in both Windows and Linux servers to deploy malicious web shells, creating persistent backdoors for data theft and network infiltration....
LummaC2 Malware: A Rising Cyber Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Defense Strategies
The steady escalation of cyber threats to U.S. critical infrastructure has moved from hypothetical to harsh reality. Recent waves of malware, increasingly sophisticated in technology and audacious in...
FinalDraft Malware Exploits Microsoft 365 with Stealthy C2 Channels
FinalDraft malware has emerged as a sophisticated threat targeting Microsoft 365 users, leveraging advanced techniques to evade detection while establishing persistent command and control (C2)...