LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets
October 16, 2025
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The Hacker News

An investigation into the compromise of an Amazon Web Services (AWS)-hosted infrastructure has led to the discovery of a new GNULinux rootkit dubbed LinkPro. "This backdoor features functionalities relying on the installation of two eBPF extended Berkeley Packet Filter modules,"