Command and Control Server (C2) refers to the infrastructure required to command and control malware of various forms.
The author basically found a creative use of Hinge’s infrastructure and proved it could be used to control malware.
The author basically found a creative use of Hinge’s infrastructure and proved it could be used to control malware.
A secondary goal is to do so while evading detection. This is why many threat actors piggy-back off of legitimate services, it disguises the malware communications and avoids directly exposing the upstream C2 instance.