Google fights AI with AI as chinese cybercrime ring sends 2.5m scams
google is suing a chinese group for using ai to send millions of brand-impersonating scam texts. this marks a major escalation in using legal ai defenses against ai-powered cybercrime infrastructure.
google is taking legal action against an alleged chinese cybercrime network, 'outsider enterprise,' to dismantle an operation that leveraged ai to automate mass phishing attacks. the group used generative ai to send 2.5 million fraudulent texts impersonating google and other brands, utilizing a network of 9,000 fake websites and 1 million domains to steal credentials and payment info. google claims it intercepts over 10 billion such messages monthly using its own ai-driven detection tools and is collaborating with carriers and the fbi to block the traffic. this case signals a future where offensive and defensive ai capabilities are locked in an escalating arms race.