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CHINA-LINKED LIGHTSPY SPYWARE CAUGHT TARGETING VICTIMS IN 13 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE US

techcrunch.com2 min read

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LightSpy, originally a Chinese state-linked spyware, has evolved into a commercial platform actively targeting governments, enterprises, and NATO-affiliated routers across 13 countries. The modular toolkit now provides total network visibility from a pool of at least 117 command servers. Notably, researchers successfully traced the latest campaign to a Chinese contractor after an operator inadvertently revealed his real name and office address by placing a food delivery order directly through the spyware's admin panel.