China-Nexus ‘LapDogs’ Network Thrives on Backdoored SOHO Devices www.darkreading.com/threat-in…

Researchers have discovered yet another network of operational relay boxes (ORBs) controlled by suspected Chinese nation-state actors for cyber-espionage purposes.

According to SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE research team, the ORB network, nicknamed “LapDogs,” has infected more than 1,000 nodes with a custom backdoor against “highly localized targets” in the US as well as Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The researchers attributed the network to China-nexus actors with moderate confidence and noted similarities between LapDogs and other Chinese state-sponsored ORB networks.