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Sleepy's Trek 🖖🪚💻<p>Rick Roll of Borg 😅 <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>startrek</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a></p>
G0rb<p>Get it while it's hot: <a href="https://research.hisolutions.com/2025/04/rolling-in-the-deepweb-lazarus-tsunami/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">research.hisolutions.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/rolling-in-the-deepweb-lazarus-tsunami/</span></a></p><p>We monitored the development of one of DPRK's Malware-Framework over the last 6 Months. </p><p>And yes, the IoC-Strings are valid :awesome: </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lazarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lazarus</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dprk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dprk</span></a></p>
B'ad Samurai 🐐<p>Google Drawings are free, sail through SEGs, short-lived low-value IOC, and the URL has no user/org/tenant element.</p><p>So it can be a tougher one to mitigate without <em>some</em> business unit friction.</p><p>Drawings will download the image by default. What phishing utilize is the `preview' parameter.</p><p>Unfortunately it's another case where a mid-wildcard would be optimal but that function is simply not supported in proxies and firewalls.</p><ul><li>URL Block if your org does not officially support GDocs and Drawings. The sender can always email you the PNG or SVG. <code>docs.google.com/drawings/d/</code></li><li>Default block but allow by role (security groups)</li><li>Add a proxy warning <em>Host commonly used for phishing</em></li><li>Quarantine the <code>/preview</code> URL in your SEG: <code>docs\.google\.com\/drawings\/d\/[^\/]+\/preview.*</code></li><li>Parse the traffic in your SIEM (solely reactive solutions are suboptimal)</li></ul><p>I made an example (it Rick Rolls) for testing and demonstration.</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ThQNJ6GQ8URXqzVTcfDbJYcxjUXo3Ep7tuYgimuAATw/preview" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Th</span><span class="invisible">QNJ6GQ8URXqzVTcfDbJYcxjUXo3Ep7tuYgimuAATw/preview</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/googledrawings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googledrawings</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blockthis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blockthis</span></a></p>
Resident Psyduck :v_bi:<p>Thanks for playing along with my semi-cryptic msgs. 😅 <a href="https://beige.party/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a></p>
Rod Hull - www.tfw8b.com<p>April 1st. Did you fall for it? Ghostbusters VIC20 (+24k) <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RickRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickRoll</span></a>🤪 - The most Geeky Rick Roll ever?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfIMARmBdJw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=RfIMARmBdJ</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
Paul Horn<p>In the grocery store last week, and “Never Gonna Give You Up” came on over the Muzak feed. </p><p>Tonight, at a tiny Thai restaurant … “Never Gonna Give You Up” plays in the 80’s New wave music they were playing. </p><p>I think I’m being Rickrolled by the universe.</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/rickastley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickastley</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a></p>
Autiste à :ch_Vaud:🌊 #woke<p>Fact Check: House Judiciary GOP DID Link To A ' <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rickroll</span></a> ' In Tweet Promising ' <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a> Files' -- Later Deleted | Lead Stories</p><p>« We're gonna drill, baby drill! from day one », <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> promised during his campaign. Well, you can say he's been drilling...straight towards hell and his cronies are not even pretending they don't care about their fellow citizen. They are saying it outloud, madly cackling like kids' disturbed vilains!</p><p><a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/technofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technofascism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/02/fact-check-house-judiciary-gop-did-link-to-a-rickroll-in-tweet-promising-epstein-files-later-deleted.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">leadstories.com/hoax-alert/202</span><span class="invisible">5/02/fact-check-house-judiciary-gop-did-link-to-a-rickroll-in-tweet-promising-epstein-files-later-deleted.html</span></a></p>
Arcadiagt5<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@threatresearch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>threatresearch</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jwz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jwz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@trib" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trib</span></a></span> Complete with bonus <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RickRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickRoll</span></a>!</p>
kurtsh<p>20min on Rick Astley &amp; how the Rick Roll came about... and who started it. <br>✅ The Legendary Song That Became the Rick Roll | The Story Of<br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=oADU2PIzhD0&amp;si=PMnRvzGLYa7-myEd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=oADU2PIzhD</span><span class="invisible">0&amp;si=PMnRvzGLYa7-myEd</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rickastley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickastley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vice</span></a></p>
Rebecca M. Senese (she/her)<p>Never gonna give it up! (Sorry not sorry.) <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/booklovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booklovers</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a></p>
Mariaje Pérez<p>Oh dear, I've been rickrolled by the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@bbcmicrobot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bbcmicrobot</span></a></span> 😂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@bbcmicrobot/113788792419019819" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.me.uk/@bbcmicrobot/11</span><span class="invisible">3788792419019819</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rickastley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickastley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a></p>
David August<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a></p>
Saustrup<p>Sometimes you just need a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/feelgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feelgood</span></a> moment. Here's one. You're welcome.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdkCEioCp24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=IdkCEioCp2</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/FooFighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FooFighters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/DaveGrohl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaveGrohl</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/RickAstley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickAstley</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/RickRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickRoll</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
Ben West 🦋<p>Hey y'all I just heard If you go back to the birdsite right now they are offering half price neuralink chip implants. 🐦 <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitter</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/neuralink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neuralink</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/infosec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/rickroll" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rickroll</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/meme" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meme</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/neverGonnaLetYouDown" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neverGonnaLetYouDown</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@gregeganSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gregeganSF</span></a></span> Also back in my days it was normal to spam Memes like Rickroll over Bluetooth to everyone who had theirs on.</p><ul><li>Was pretty fun to watch when some wannabe-gangsters failed to figure out why they're blasting <em>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Never gonna give you up</a>"</em> instead of <em>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm0Tg1tHYqw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roll das Rrrr</a>"</em>...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluetooth</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prank</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rickroll</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BackInMyDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackInMyDays</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Can't even rickroll anyone anymore now that the song's been taken down. <a href="https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=VM0Y28hMUs6SfAQa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=VM0Y28</span><span class="invisible">hMUs6SfAQa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RickRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickRoll</span></a></p>
Patrizia<p>It took me and a friend a minute to recognise it, but the café we're in is playing a jazz cover of Rick Astley's "Never gonna give you up".</p><p>This might be the most subtle rick-roll I've encountered, and I love it :)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RickRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickRoll</span></a></p>
Aljoscha Rittner (beandev)<p>Was kann da schon schiefgehen.</p><p>Offizielle Aufkleber an jeder Straßenecke mit QR Codes zur Beschreibung der Straßennamen. </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Leipzig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leipzig</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.l-iz.de/melder/wortmelder/2024/09/neue-aufkleber-erklaeren-strassennamen-in-der-innenstadt-603066" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">l-iz.de/melder/wortmelder/2024</span><span class="invisible">/09/neue-aufkleber-erklaeren-strassennamen-in-der-innenstadt-603066</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>😬 One of the local radio stations was playing "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley yesterday. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rickroll</span></a></p>
Artemis<p>Folks, you remember how at one point, like 10% of links on the internet were Rickrolls?</p><p>Lol guess what AI learned is normal.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RickRoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RickRoll</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NeverGonnaGiveYouUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverGonnaGiveYouUp</span></a></p>