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Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

TechCrunch AI Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai June 12, 2026
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
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# Google Sues Chinese Scam Operation Using AI Google is taking legal action against a criminal group that used artificial intelligence to send fake text messages convincing people to click on malicious links, reaching an estimated hundreds of thousands of victims with 2.5 million messages in just two weeks. The operation, called "Outsider Enterprise," shows how scammers are now using AI to automate and scale their fraud far beyond what they could do manually. This highlights a growing threat: as AI tools become easier to access, bad actors are adopting them just as quickly as legitimate businesses.

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.

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