Google sues China-based phishing kit sellers it says used Gemini to build scam sites
Google's June 2026 complaint alleges that the Outsider Enterprise, based in China and run through Telegram, sold a phishing-as-a-service kit and showed buyers how to make phishing page code with Gemini. Google says it found more than 1.59 million linked URLs from November 2025 to April 2026 and that well over 100,000 people were victimized. Its announcement says 2.5 million scam texts with Outsider links reached Android users in one two-week period.
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- Primary: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73476270/1/google-llc-v-does-1-25/
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