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

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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Jun 12, 2026 at 17:26 TechCrunch

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

The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messa...

Jun 12, 2026 at 17:00 Hacker News

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Jun 12, 2026 at 16:34 Ars Technica

Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams

The fraudsters allegedly targeted hundreds of thousands of people with Gemini-coded scams sites.

Jun 12, 2026 at 16:25 SecurityLab

У болезней, которые считались неизлечимыми, есть слабые места. ИИ от Google DeepMind научился их находить

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Jun 12, 2026 at 12:58 SecurityLab

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Jun 12, 2026 at 10:43 SecurityLab

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