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Google sues to dismantle AI-driven cybercrime network scamming millions via fake texts and websites

Market News
12 Jun 2026
TechCrunch
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Bearish
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Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, an alleged Chinese cybercrime network using AI to send scam texts impersonating Google and other brands to steal passwords and credit card data. The group reportedly scammed hundreds of thousands of victims, causing millions in losses, by deploying 9,000 fake websites and sending 2.5 million fraudulent texts in just two weeks. Google uses AI tools to detect and block these scams and is collaborating with major US carriers and the FBI, which has seized domains and storefronts linked to the operation. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to stop the cybercriminals' activities.

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