Google sues to dismantle Chinese platform behind global toll scams

Google has filed a lawsuit to dismantle Lighthouse, a phishing‑as‑a‑service platform tied to smishing campaigns impersonating USPS and E‑ZPass that has been used to steal credit card information and credentials. The report attributes Lighthouse activity to a Chinese actor known as "Wang Duo Yu," describes commercial distribution via Telegram, notes templates that harvest logins and 2FA codes, and cites large-scale impact (over 1 million victims across 120 countries and substantial estimated card theft).