GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address

GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address

The Hacker News · Aug 27, 2026

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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address
Security August 27, 2026

Threat actors linked by Arctic Wolf to Dark Caracal with medium confidence deployed a previously undocumented Go-based malware framework, GoCaracal, during a June 2026 intrusion at an unnamed communications organization in Venezuela. GoCaracal provides operators with remote shell access and payload execution, while the extended profile adds browser data theft, keylogging, remote desktop control

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