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Google launches US suit against Chinese 'phishing-as-a-service' operation

By Mike Swift ( November 12, 2025, 10:06 GMT | Insight) -- Google is taking on a Chinese operation that has turned phishing messages sent through SMS text messages into what it said has become an illegal software licensing business. In this case, the licensing of the "phishing-as-a-service" software Lighthouse allowed other cybercriminals to compromise as many as 115 million credit cards in the US, Google said in a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York that is intended to dismantle the group selling access to Lighthouse.Adopting a role commonly played by governments, Google has sued a Chinese cybercrime group in what the internet giant said is first-of-its-kind litigation intended to disrupt a group it says has harmed over 1 million people in more than 120 countries....

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