Google Sues Chinese Smishing Network Accused of Using Gemini AI in Phishing
Summary: Google filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against a Chinese cybercrime network accused of using its Gemini AI agent to generate fraudulent phishing pages and send SMS phishing messages impersonating brands, with the operation run through a phishing-as-a-service kit called Outsider sold via Telegram. Google said the schemes are estimated to have victimized more than 100,000 people and that the FBI attributed at least an estimated 3,870,000 stolen credit cards and $1.9 billion in losses to the platform between July 2023 and the present.
Bottom line: Outsider licenses cost as little as $88 a week and came with more than 290 pre-built impersonation templates, real-time keystroke logging, and step-by-step instructions for using AI to generate fraudulent site code - a price and toolset that puts convincing brand impersonation within reach of criminals with no programming skill.
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