By Martina Castellanos
Publication Date: 2025-11-12 18:44:00
Topline
Google filed a lawsuit Wednesday to dismantle Lighthouse, a China-based software service accused of phishing, that allegedly enabled the creation of fraudulent USPS and E-ZPass messages targeting U.S. users and unlawfully used Google’s trademarks in schemes that defrauded victims of millions of dollars.
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Key Facts
Google filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Southern District of New York against 25 unidentified individuals and entities linked to the China-based software platform Lighthouse, accusing them of running a racketeering scheme that defrauded millions of dollars and unlawfully used Google’s trademarks.
Google alleges the defendants created Lighthouse to serve as a subscription phishing kit that enabled large-scale scams through SMS and e-commerce…