Google sues China-based scammers over Gemini AI abuse

Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a China-based cybercrime network accused of using its Gemini AI tool to build phishing websites and scam infrastructure. The company alleges the operation has affected hundreds of thousands of victims, with losses in the millions of dollars, and is linked to over 9,000 fake websites and 1 million fraudulent URLs. The lawsuit underscores how criminals are increasingly leveraging AI to make fraud more convincing and harder to detect.

Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a China-based cybercrime network for using AI tools, including Gemini, to build phishing websites and scam infrastructure. The company said the operation has affected “hundreds of thousands of victims,” with losses estimated in the millions of dollars. It also links the group to more than 9,000 fake websites and 1 million fraudulent URLs. “Criminals increasingly use AI to make fraud like this more convincing and harder to … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/12/google-china-based-cybercrime-network-lawsuit/ The post Google sues China-based scammers over Gemini AI abuse https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/12/google-china-based-cybercrime-network-lawsuit/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .