Shadow Network is a China-based computer espionage operation that was publicly documented in April 2010 through the 'Shadows in the Cloud' report. This group is known for stealing classified documents and emails from high-level government networks, emerging as a successor to GhostNet but described as more sophisticated and harder to detect. Their primary motivation is state-sponsored intelligence gathering, distinct from financially driven cybercrime. The group extensively compromised computers across various continents, targeting sensitive governmental and diplomatic information, particularly focusing on Indian government entities and the office of the Dalai Lama.