One day after filing suit against an international smishing syndicate based in China, Google said the organization's cloud server has been disrupted.

Google filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group largely based in China that is behind a massive text message phishing operation, or "smishing."

Google has filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group based in China that sends out fraudulent text messages to steal identities and credit cards.

Google said it has successfully disrupted the foreign cybercriminal group behind a text scam operation within 24 hours of filing its lawsuit.

One day after filing suit against an international smishing syndicate based in China, Google said the organization's cloud server has been disrupted.