What the BPFDoor backdoor tells us about attacks on the network edge

October 9, 2026 · 6:00 am 1 sources

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• What the BPFDoor backdoor tells us about attacks on the network edge
  Help Net Security · October 9, 2026 06:00
  A backdoor that makes no noise is hard to catch, and that’s the point of BPFDoor. The Linux malware waits for a special “magic packet” before it acts. In this interview with Help Net Security, Christiaan Beek, VP of Rapid7 Intelligence, explains why its operators go after mail gateways and other…