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10:26 AM PDT · June 12, 2026
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Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation.
Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts | TechCrunch
The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.
TL;DRAI
Google sues Outsider Enterprise, a Chinese cybercrime ring, for AI-powered SMS fraud: 2.5M scam texts, 1M domains, millions in losses. The scale demands CISOs reassess threat models and budgets—10B+ monthly scams show carrier defenses are insufficient.
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