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A wave breaks against a pier and a lighthouse as storm Ana smashes into France in Cassis on December 11, 2017, southeastern France. (Photo by BORIS HORVAT / AFP) (Photo by BORIS HORVAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Google, researchers see signs that Lighthouse text scammers disrupted after lawsuit

SecAlliance and Silent Push confirmed that the suspected Chinese operators of the phishing kit appear to have been affected.

Nov 14, 2025 By Tim Starks

The lawsuit is against 25 unnamed individuals believed to reside in China . (Getty Images)

Google files lawsuit against Lighthouse ‘phishing for dummies’ text scammers

The suspected Chinese schemers behind it enable those constant fake E-Z Pass and U.S. Postal Service smishing messages.

Nov 12, 2025 By Tim Starks