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#8 SecurityWeek general July 08, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

China-Linked APT Expands Arsenal With New ‘Leash’ Backdoors

By Ionut Arghire

AI Summary

Cisco Talos attributed the LapDogs ORB network campaign to Chinese APT UAT-7810, documenting three new custom backdoors — LongLeash, DogLeash, and JarLeash — used to compromise internet-facing SOHO routers. The expanded toolkit signals a deliberate effort to build resilient relay infrastructure for sustained espionage operations. Network security teams should cross-reference Talos IOCs against edge device logs, particularly for routers lacking automated firmware update mechanisms.

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