Google sues Chinese cybercrime network for using Gemini AI to automate SMS phishing at scale

Google filed a lawsuit against a Telegram-based operation called Outsider Enterprise that used Gemini AI to send 2.5 million fraudulent SMS messages to hundreds of thousands of victims impersonating trusted brands, according to TechCrunch and Ars Technica. The group operated a phishing-as-a-service scheme leveraging AI to automate scam delivery.

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