Covert communication enables covert information transmission in an undetectable way to
prevent the exposure of communication behaviors. Blockchain-based covert communication …

With the continuous evolution of the Internet, as well as the development of the Internet of
Things, smart terminals, cloud platforms, and social platforms, botnets showing the …

Since the Mirai botnet attacks in 2016 research into the Internet of Things (IoT) botnet
malware has increased substantially. IoT botnet relevant threats continue to rise, impacting …

Bitcoin (BTC) is probably the most transparent payment network in the world, thanks to the
full history of transactions available to the public. Though, Bitcoin is not a fully anonymous …

While various covert botnets were proposed in the past, they still lack complete
anonymization for their servers/botmasters or suffer from slow communication between the …

Cryptocurrencies are based on digitally signed updates (transactions) to a ledger
maintained in a decentralized manner according to consensus mechanisms in compliance …

Cryptocurrencies are based on digitally signed updates (transactions) to a ledger
maintained in a decentralized manner according to consensus mechanisms in compliance …

Cryptocurrencies are based on digitally signed updates to a ledger maintained in a
decentralized manner according to consensus mechanisms in compliance with consented …

The rise of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies has revived the attention to
decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) for social cooperation enabled by …

The development and application of blockchain technology makes it possible to build a
more robust and flexible botnet command and control channel. In order to better study this …