Google Sues Gemini-Powered Scam Network Tied to Outsider Enterprise
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.