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Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts

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Google is suing a Chinese cybercrime group called Outsider Enterprise for weaponizing artificial intelligence to orchestrate a massive scam campaign. According to TechCrunch, the operation deployed AI to generate and send 2.5 million fraudulent text messages over two weeks, targeting hundreds of thousands of victims. The lawsuit underscores a growing threat: as AI tools become more accessible, so do their criminal applications.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/google-sues-alleged-chi...

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