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probably harder to reliably get to Ethereum than to reliably get to any DNS server. for indiscriminately-targeted ransomware Namecoin etc. would make sense, but
by sterlind 6y ago
probably harder to reliably get to Ethereum than to reliably get to any DNS server. for indiscriminately-targeted ransomware Namecoin etc. would make sense, but DNS is a better choice for internal networks.
- jandrese 6y agoAlso, security conscious companies would flag a connection to Ethereum as suspicious in itself, so your effort to hide yourself could in fact draw more attention.
- octoberfranklin 6y agoI know; it really depends on the kind of network the malware is deployed into. If it's some quant trading group on wall street, or the Treasury department, using EDNS for CNC would be outstanding camoflauge. If it's some single-purpose server farm then yeah, of course, stands out like a sore thumb.
- colejohnson66 6y agoWhat about Tor hidden websites? Or would the fact that the URL is a public key (essentially) prevent deterministic randomness without embedding the private key?