Google sues Chinese cybercrime network Outsider Enterprise over AI-powered SMS phishing scam
Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which allegedly used AI-powered tools to conduct large-scale SMS phishing campaigns. The operation impersonated Google and other brands to steal passwords and credit card numbers, deploying 9,000 fake websites, one million fraudulent web domains, and sending 2.5 million scam text messages over two weeks. The group is accused of scamming hundreds of thousands of victims with losses estimated in the millions of dollars.
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Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation.
Outsider Enterprise has financially scammed 'hundreds of thousands of victims' with losses 'estimated in the millions.'
The group deployed 9,000 fake websites, one million fraudulent web domains, and 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.
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