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Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Platform - Stanley - Nov 21, 2025

Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Platform

Google has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) against China-based hackers who are behind a massive Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Lighthouse that has ensnared over 1 million users across 120 countries.
The PhaaS kit is used to conduct large-scale SMS phishing attacks that exploit trusted brands like E-ZPass and USPS to

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RE: Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Platform - Aeowulf - Nov 21, 2025

I doubt anything will come of it. PRC is complicit.


RE: Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Platform - Moooookie - Nov 21, 2025

So does that indicate they know who the hackers are, if they're suing them?