CyberWire Daily - The Malware Mash! [Bonus]

Episode Date: October 30, 2023

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I was coding in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my malware threat score Began to rise And suddenly To my surprise It did the mash It did the malware mash The malware mash

It was a botnet smash It did the mash It caught on cause of flash The malware mash It did the malware mash From the Stuxnet worm squirming toward the Near East to the dark web souks where the script kitties feast, the APTs left their humble abodes

to get installed from the Rootkit payloads. It did the mash. They did the malware mash. The malware mash. It was an adware smash. It did the mash. It caught on cause of Flash They did the malware mash The botnets were having fun

The DDoS had just begun The viruses hit the darknet With ransomware yet to come The keys were logging Phishing emails abound The dark net with ransomware yet to come. The keys were logging, phishing emails abound. Snowden on chains backed by his Russian hounds. The shadow brokers were about to arrive with their vocal group, the NotPetya5. They played the malware mash. It was a botnet smash

It caught on cause of Flash They played the malware mash Somewhere in Moscow Vlad's voice did ring Seems he was troubled by just one thing He opened a shell, then shook his fist and said Whatever happened to my Turalythrogen twist? It's now the MASH It's now the Malware MASH

The Malware MASH And it's a botnet smash It's now the MASH It caught on cause of Flash The Malware MASH It's now the Malware MASH Now everything's cool, Vlad's a part of the band And the Malware Mash

Is the hit of the land For you defenders This mash was meant to When you get to my door Tell them Creeper sent you Then you can mash Then you can Malware Mash The Malware Mash

And be a botnet smash He needs the mash Don't you dare download flash just do the malware mash yes Igor you infectious young soul