Cybersecurity experts around the globe are scratching their heads and their firewalls at how the notorious hacking syndicate, Curly COMrades, has managed to turn Microsoft’s Hyper-V into a Houdini act for Linux. Microsoft, meanwhile, is reportedly rushing to install an ‘Unhide VM’ button in the next Windows update.

According to reports, these digital magicians enabled Hyper-V on victim systems to deploy lightweight, Alpine Linux-based VMs. When asked why they chose such minimalism, a spokesperson for the hackers said, ‘It’s the Marie Kondo of malware. If it sparks joy and evades detection, keep it.’

Bitdefender’s new report describes the endeavor as ‘brilliantly nihilistic,’ applauding the hackers for reaching new heights (or depths) in software sophistication and subterfuge. Rumor has it, the Curly COMrades are now considering an IPO on the concept of making entire operating systems disappear.