Google Sues to Stop Chinese Cybercrime Group from Using Its A.I.

Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime network, accusing it of using Google’s artificial intelligence system, Gemini, to facilitate online financial scams targeting hundreds of thousands of Americans.
The network, known as Outsider Enterprise, allegedly created hundreds of fake websites mimicking trusted companies and governmental organizations using Gemini.
Google is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and major wireless providers such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon to shutdown the network.
The A.I.-powered scams are growing faster and causing more damage compared to other types of fraud, according to Google and law enforcement.
The network shared tips and traded software kits for mass-producing scam messages on Telegram, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the United States.
In a two-week period in May, the group sent 2.5 million messages to Android phone users linking to 9,000 fake websites.
The group reportedly developed 131 software kits to generate thousands of fraudulent websites, claiming to have caused damages in the millions.
This marks Google’s first coordinated lawsuit effort and speaks to the scale of the problem posed by A.I.’s role in cybercrime.

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