Google Sues Gemini-Powered Scam Network Tied to Outsider Enterprise
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Google has filed a civil lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a Chinese-linked cybercrime group that used Gemini-powered scam sites and phishing templates to imitate Google, YouTube, and government sites. The operation allegedly sent millions of scam texts, created about 9,000 fake websites and 1 million URLs, and targeted hundreds of thousands of users. Google is working with law enforcement and mobile carriers to disrupt the network, aided by on-device scam detection in Google Messages, and is pushing for new AI-scam legislation.
- Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams Ars Technica
- How we're combatting AI scams with security, legislation and more blog.google
- Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam 'hundreds of thousands of victims' sued by Google TechCrunch
- AI Is Turbocharging the Spamosphere, Amping Up Prolific Text-Message Scams WSJ
- Google Sues to Stop Chinese Cybercrime Group from Using Its A.I. The New York Times
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