{"slug": "google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini", "title": "Google Is Suing Chinese Scammers Who Are Using Gemini", "summary": "Google is suing a Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise that used Google's Gemini AI to automate phishing scams. The group offered phishing-as-a-service via Telegram, providing templates to imitate Google, YouTube, and government sites. Google collaborated with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block malicious texts, and its on-device scam detection in Google Messages stops 10 billion scam texts monthly.", "body_md": "## Google Is Suing Chinese Scammers Who Are Using Gemini\n\nNot sure [this](https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/06/google-sues-chinese-cybercrime-network-that-used-gemini-to-automate-scams/) will have any effect, but I support the effort:\n\nAccording to Google’s legal filing, Outsider Enterprise operates through Telegram. The group offers phishing-as-a-service to individuals who may not be technically savvy enough to set up fraudulent websites and text campaigns on their own. In its Telegram channels, Outsider Enterprise reportedly provided instructions on how to use Google’s Gemini AI to create websites that imitate those of Google, YouTube, and government agencies such as New York’s E-ZPass. The group offered nearly 300 scam templates.\n\n[…]\n\nGoogle worked with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block many of these malicious text messages, and Google notes that its on-device scam detection in Google Messages probably helped reduce the number of successful phishing attempts, too. This AI-powered feature apparently stops 10 billion scam texts every month, so it’s fair to expect it caught at least some Outsider Enterprise activity.\n\nAnother [article](https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/scammers-used-gemini-ai-to-power-a-massive-phishing-operation-and-google-just-sued-them/).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini", "canonical_source": "https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini.html", "published_at": "2026-07-07 10:43:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 11:04:05.307491+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Google", "Outsider Enterprise", "Gemini", "AT&T", "Verizon", "T-Mobile", "Google Messages", "YouTube"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-is-suing-chinese-scammers-who-are-using-gemini.jsonld"}}