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New Stealthy Linux Backdoors Target Telecoms, Masquerade as Email Traffic

·Source: Infosecurity Magazine

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Executive Summary

Rapid7 has uncovered new BPFDoor, BPF Rekoobe and AVERAT malware variants targeting telecom and network-edge appliances in South Korea and Taiwan

Analysis

Rapid7 has uncovered new BPFDoor, BPF Rekoobe and AVERAT malware variants targeting telecom and network-edge appliances in South Korea and Taiwan
Source Attribution

Originally published by Infosecurity Magazine on Oct 5, 2026.

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