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by holdenc137 1200 days ago
Perhaps we could ever so slightly dissuade malware actors by assigning less desirable names.

E.g. instead of 'BlackLotus' => 'LameEffort-12'

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'BlackLotus' => 'BlackerLotus', way less desirable.
Or BlackOrifice as a pun on the old rootkit.

Cybersecurity has become big business since then though, and as such a much more carefully PRed rubber tile community, sadly.

Especially because Black Lotus Labs exist and researches malware.

https://www.lumen.com/en-us/security/black-lotus-labs.html