Google sues 'Outsider Enterprise' for AI-powered phishing campaign
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Google, FBI, Outsider Enterprise
Global
May 2026
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Google filed a lawsuit against a China-based cybercrime group known as 'Outsider Enterprise'. The group used AI to generate phishing content for millions of scam text messages. The operation is linked to over 9,000 fraudulent websites and millions of malicious URLs.
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