# 'This is a first for us': Attackers uses poem to infect thousands of servers with malware

> A threat actor built malware that reads poems posted on GitHubThe poems are a secret code for the location of C2 serversThe servers instruct the malware to deploy cryptojackers and scanners Somewhere in the trackless…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-is-a-first-for-us-attackers-uses-poem-to-infect-thousands-of-servers-with-malware?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac7e1b0602a51bff1db6a72)
- **Published:** 2026-10-08
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac7e1b0602a51bff1db6a72

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