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# Chinese hackers develop LONGLEASH malware to expand ORB network

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 7, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-develop-longleash-malware-to-expand-orb-network/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

Chinese hackers tracked as 'UAT-7810' are actively evolving their malware to expand their Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by compromising internet-facing networking devices, primarily unpatched Ruckus routers. [...]

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