Chinese Hackers Hijack Routers in Global Stealth Campaign Using Fake LAPD Certificates to Dodge Detection

Chinese hackers hijack routers in global stealth campaign using fake LAPD certificates to dodge detection

LapDogs is a China-linked espionage operation exploiting SOHO devices to gain stealthy access across the US and Asia, using spoofed credentials and persistent malware.

Week in review: Backdoor found in SOHO devices running Linux, high-risk WinRAR RCE flaw patched

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Stealthy backdoor found hiding in SOHO devices running Linux SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has uncovered a network of compromised small office and home office (SOHO) devices… Read more → The post Week in review: Backdoor found in SOHO devices running Linux, high-risk WinRAR RCE flaw patched appeared first on IT Security News.

Week in review: Backdoor found in SOHO devices running Linux, high-risk WinRAR RCE flaw patched - Help Net Security

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Stealthy backdoor found hiding in SOHO devices running Linux SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has uncovered a network of compromised small office and home office (SOHO) devices they’re calling LapDogs. High-risk WinRAR RCE vulnerability patched, update quickly! (CVE-2025-6218) A recently patched directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-6218) in Wi…

China-nexus hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO devices for espionage | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting

LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO devices for espionage Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2025 Over 1,000 SOHO devices were hacked in a China-linked spying campaign called LapDogs, forming a covert network to support cyber espionage. Security researchers at SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign, dubbed LapDogs, involving over 1,000 hacked SOHO (small […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The p…

China-nexus Hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO Devices For Espionage - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

LapDogs: China-nexus hackers Hijack 1,000+ SOHO devices for espionage Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2025 Over 1,000 SOHO devices were hacked in a China-linked spying campaign called LapDogs, forming a covert network to support cyber espionage. Security researchers at SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign, dubbed LapDogs, involving over 1,000 hacked SOHO (small office/home office) devices. These c…

Over 1,000 SOHO Devices Hacked In China-linked LapDogs Cyber Espionage Campaign - Data Intelligence

Jun 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Hunting / Vulnerability Threat hunters have discovered a network of more than 1,000 compromised small office and home office (SOHO) devices that have been used to facilitate a prolonged cyber espionage infrastructure campaign for China-nexus hacking groups. The Operational Relay Box (ORB) network has been codenamed LapDogs by SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team. “The LapDogs network has a high concentration of v…