New Linux malware found targeting mobile networks across the world

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Threat actors have been targeting telecom operators across the world in a stealthy, sophisticated espionage campaign, new research has found.

A report from BleepingComputer cites the findings of a security researcher with the alias HaxRob who found two versions of a previously unknown backdoor, uploaded to VirusTotal in late 2023. The backdoor is called GTPDOOR, and apparently, it targets a “very old Red Hat Linux version, indicating an outdated target.”