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It was an archive of hacker/skiddie-friendly files hidden within that image. Things likes tools to overload/flood a website or server, keyloggers, and other things to leave behind, like offensive images or even a virus.
It's been 10+ years since I've seen it float around though.
I see.
https://archive.org/details/kitty_202403
ah yes the 500MB low-res cat image with mostly black background, totally normal