Stealth China-Linked ORB Network Gaining Footholds in US, East Asia

Stealth China-linked ORB network gaining footholds in US, East Asia

A recently discovered operational relay box (ORB) network controlled by a China-linked threat group already exceeds 1,000 devices and is growing across the United States and East Asia, SecurityScorecard said in a threat report released Monday.  The ORB network, which SecurityScorecard dubbed “LapDogs,” is primarily composed of routers designed for small or home offices but also includes infected IoT devices, virtual servers and IP cameras.  Earl…

LapDogs Campaign Shows Chinese Groups’ Growing Use of ORB Networks

A cyberespionage campaign called LapDogs by SecurityScorecard illustrates the growing use of ORB networks by China-nexus threat groups, which use botnet-like techniques to stay undetected while collecting information and establishing persistence in compromised networks. The post LapDogs Campaign Shows Chinese Groups’ Growing Use of ORB Networks appeared first on Security Boulevard.