Global deployment of the Chinese LightSpy cyberespionage platform
Global deployment of the Chinese LightSpy cyberespionage platform Origin: China (State-linked groups / Commercial surveillance platform) Target: 13 countries, including European networks Category: Cyberespionage & Infiltration of network equipment Summary: An Arctic Wolf Networks study reveals the expansion of the LightSpy infrastructure, comprising 117 servers deployed on network routers across Europe and Africa to intercept communications and exfiltrate confidential data.
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Global deployment of the Chinese LightSpy cyberespionage platform
Origin: China (State-linked groups / Commercial surveillance platform)
Target: 13 countries, including European networks
Category: Cyberespionage & Infiltration of network equipment
Summary: An Arctic Wolf Networks study reveals the expansion of the LightSpy infrastructure, comprising 117 servers deployed on network routers across Europe and Africa to intercept communications and exfiltrate confidential data.