Google is suing an alleged criminal operation based in China that it says used AI tools, including its own Gemini platform, to power a sprawling phishing enterprise responsible for millions of dollars in fraud and more than a million scam websites. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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Google is suing an alleged criminal operation based in China that it says used AI tools, including its own Gemini platform, to power a sprawling phishing enterprise responsible for millions of dollars in fraud and more than a million scam websites. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation, alleging that the group used artificial intelligence to send more than 2 million text messages with fraudulent links attempting to scam cellphone users. Google is suing an alleged criminal operation based in China that it says used AI tools, including its own Gemini platform, to power a sprawling phishing enterprise responsible for millions of dollars in fraud and more than a million scam websites.
Bloomberg reported the story as "Scammers Used Gemini AI to Help Build Spam Messages, Google Says." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Google sues suspected AI scam network in joint crackdown with FBI, telecom giants."
2 sources have covered this story, including Washington Examiner and Bloomberg. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 7 hours ago.
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